DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia intercepted a missile fired on its territory from Yemen’s rebel-held capital, the Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday, in the latest cross-border attack on the kingdom. Saudi air defence forces intercepted “a Scud missile fired from Sanaa in Yemen towards the city of Najran” late on Saturday, said the coalition that has been battling […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-intercepts-missile-fired-from-yemen-capital-66180/

DefenceTalkTurkey and the United States said Sunday that Washington would withdraw its Patriot missile batteries from the country in October after bolstering Ankara’s air defences against threats from Syria’s civil war. The NATO mandate for the mission will run out in October and will not be renewed, but the US is prepared to return Patriot […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-withdraw-patriot-missiles-from-turkey-in-october-65019/

DefenceTalkTaiwan on Tuesday launched its largest ever missile ship Tuesday as the island strives to modernise its armed forces in response to a perceived threat from China. The 500-tonne corvette named ‘Tuo Chiang’ — ‘Tuo River’ — is the first of its kind ever produced by Taiwan and was touted by defence minister Yen Ming […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-launches-its-largest-ever-missile-ship-61211/

DefenceTalkThe Brazilian Navy has selected MBDA’s Sea Ceptor to provide the local area air defence for its next generation Tamandaré class corvettes. After the UK’s Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), Brazil’s is now the third navy to have chosen Sea Ceptor. With discussions also well advanced with other leading navies […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-picks-mbdas-sea-ceptor-for-new-corvettes-61076/

DefenceTalkA number of highly skilled technology jobs have been protected across the country thanks to a £40 million contract to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) air-to-air missile system. The contract with MBDA, which designed and manufactured the Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), will provide support infrastructure and maintenance for the weapon for the next […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mbda-wins-40m-order-for-asraam-missile-60685/

DefenceTalkIran unveiled a new surface-to-air missile Tuesday and two radar systems it said would improve its defences against “enemies”. The military ceremony came just one week after Iran said it downed an Israeli spy drone that had reportedly been deployed above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in central Iran. The Talash-3 (Effort-3, in Persian) missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-new-missile-radar-systems-60513/

DefenceTalkThe United States plans to sell 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq in a $700 million deal, officials said Tuesday, as Washington tries to help Baghdad retake ground captured by Sunni militants. The US government, which has been reluctant so far to take military action in support of Baghdad, has rushed hundreds of the missiles to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-plans-largest-ever-sale-of-hellfire-missiles-to-iraq-60281/

DefenceTalkJapan and Britain are to jointly develop missile technology for fighter jets, while Tokyo may also start exporting Japanese-made parts for US surface-to-air missiles, a report said Thursday. The plan — which comes months after Japan lifted a self-imposed ban on weapons exports — was likely to be approved by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-britain-to-launch-joint-missile-research-report-60189/

DefenceTalkIskander-E mobile theater ballistic missile systems are ready for export, awaiting a decision by state authorities, the head of the Russian delegation to arms and military exhibition MILEX-2014 Valery Varlamov said Thursday. “Iskander-E [NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone] is ready for deliveries to other countries, as well as S-400 Triumf [NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler], […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-ready-to-export-iskander-e-tbms-60120/

DefenceTalkAir Force Global Strike Command met a major milestone June 16, when maintainers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, removed the last multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle in the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile inventory from a Minuteman III. The reentry vehicle is the portion of the missile that houses the nuclear warhead. Re-configuring the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/malmstrom-afb-completes-final-minuteman-iii-missile-configuration-59958/