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Indonesia Moves To Acquire MSAM II Air Defense System As Regional Air Defense Modernization Accelerates
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: Indonesia has issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the acquisition of the MSAM II medium range air defense system, …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
Australia Signs $72 Million Rheinmetall NIOA Deal For Domestic 155mm Artillery Shell Production
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Australia has awarded a AUD $72 million contract to Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions to establish a new domestic 155mm M795 artillery …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
From Tank Killer to Surgical Assassin: The Complete Evolution of the AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Family
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 10 minutes readExecutive Summary: The AGM-114 Hellfire began in 1971 as a Cold War contingency weapon — a laser-guided tank killer designed to stop …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
ASELSAN Expands TOLUN Smart Munition Production To Boost Precision Strike Capability Across Crewed And Uncrewed Aircraft
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Turkish defense company ASELSAN is expanding serial production of its TOLUN smart munition family as the weapon moves from testing …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
Canada Races To Deploy HIMARS Amid Rising Arctic Security Challenges
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Canada has formally selected the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) as the foundation of its new Long Range Precision …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
UK Races To Expand Martlet Missile Fleet Amid Rising Drone Threats
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The United Kingdom has ordered hundreds of additional Martlet Lightweight Multirole Missiles under new contracts worth £36 million, reinforcing its …
- Aerospace & AviationArtillery & Missile Systems
Northrop Grummanโs Jackal Precision Strike Missile Completes Key Flight Test Milestone
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: Northrop Grumman announced on June 1, 2026, the successful completion of a key flight test for its Jackal next-generation precision …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
L3Harris Expands Huntsville Manufacturing Capacity To Accelerate U.S. Missile Production
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: L3Harris Technologies has expanded its Advanced Manufacturing Facility-South (AMF-South) in Huntsville, Alabama, through a $25 million investment that adds 130,000 …
- Naval Strategy & Maritime SecurityArtillery & Missile Systems
China’s “Carrier Killer” Arsenal: How the DF-21D, DF-26, and YJ-21 Reshape Naval Power Projection
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 18 minutes readExecutive Summary: China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has fielded a three-tier suite of anti-ship ballistic and hypersonic missiles — the DF-21D, DF-26, and YJ-21/YJ-20 — …
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