DefenceTalkThe Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to award a sole source contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS of Kongsberg, Norway, Kirkegaardsveien 45, P.O. Box 1003, Kongsberg, Norway NO-3601 for the equipment and flight test support services in support of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Phase II demonstration test. NAVSEA intends […]https://www.defencetalk.com/naval-strike-missile-nsm-system-phase-ii-demonstration-test-67402/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test as an “eye-opening success”, state media said Sunday, declaring Pyongyang has the ability to strike Seoul and the US whenever it pleases. Saturday’s launch came amid growing concern that Pyongyang is preparing a fifth nuclear test. But it was followed just hours later […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-kim-hails-successful-submarine-missile-test-67320/

DefenceTalkChina said on Thursday it was “normal” to carry out ballistic missile launches, after a US media report accused Beijing of having test-fired an intercontinental weapon last week. US media site Washington Free Beacon, citing unidentified Pentagon officials, reported that China had carried out a test of its DF-41 long-range missile on April 12. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-defends-right-to-carry-out-normal-missile-tests-67313/

DefenceTalkChina has reportedly tested its newest intercontinental ballistic missile Dongfeng-41 (DF-41), which is the world’s longest-range missile. The Dongfeng-41 is a Chinese nuclear solid-fueled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that can fire six to 10 nuclear multiple independently targetable warheads at a distance of more than 10 thousand kilometers. The test of the DF- 41 overlapped […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-tests-new-multiple-warhead-missile-raising-concerns-in-washington-67309/

DefenceTalkU.S. Army soldiers have executed a successful dual engagement flight test of the Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to identify, track, engage and defeat ballistic and cruise missile targets. Building upon previous successful flight tests, the April 8 event validated the ability of IBCS to manage multiple […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-destroys-missile-targets-in-ibcs-test-67280/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Saturday it had successfully tested an engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that would “guarantee” an eventual nuclear strike on the US mainland. It was the latest in a series of claims by Pyongyang of significant breakthroughs in both its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Outside experts have treated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-successfully-tested-ballistic-missile-engine-67216/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army successfully fired a Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile from its newest launch platform , April 4, 2016. The missile successfully fired as part of an Engineering Demonstration of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept. The system features a first-of-its-kind Multi-Mission Launcher, which is designed to fire a variety of different interceptor missiles, depending […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-army-successfully-fires-miniature-hit-to-kill-missile-67207/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Monday fired five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast — the latest in a series of launches ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un amid rising military tensions. They came just days after the North test-fired two medium-range missiles in what the UN Security Council described as an “unacceptable” violation of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-five-short-range-missiles-into-sea-67121/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea test fired two medium-range ballistic missiles on Friday, just days after leader Kim Jong-Un promised a series of nuclear warhead tests and missile launches amid surging military tensions. Friction on the divided Korean peninsula has deepened since the North carried out its fourth nuclear test on January 6, followed a month later by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-two-mid-range-ballistic-missiles-67084/

DefenceTalkNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an upcoming nuclear warhead test and multiple ballistic missile launches, escalating Pyongyang’s face-off with the international community just days after being slapped with tough UN sanctions. The order came after Kim monitored what was described as the successful simulated test of the warhead re-entry technology required for a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-leader-orders-nuclear-warhead-test-missile-launches-67061/