Missile

• Fish-eye missile detection MBDA.

With the new-generation DDM NG missile detection sensor, the Rafale will be provided with an all-round missile detection capability. Under development...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 3, Juin 2010

• The only way is up!(Missile Technology)

Vertical launching was first employed for long-range ballistic missiles, but since the late 1970s it has also been applied to other guided weapon cate...

• Armada International
• Vol. 27 Num. 4, Août 2003

• A Chat with Missile Industry Leaders.

With the Western and Eastern defence communities now beginning to settle into what is termed a "new world order", Armada International interviewed the...

• Armada International
• Vol. 25 Num. 3, Juin 2001

• Sailor beware--the antiship missile: the see-saw balance of effectiveness between anti-ship missiles and target defences appears to have been tipped decisively by a new generation of long-range strike weapons, using a high-Mach approach, high-G manoeuvres or a near-vertical descent. Time to man the lifeboats?

The modern anti-ship missile dates from the 1960s and the Soviet Union's Raduga P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx). This 2300-kg weapon has a 450-kg warhead an...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 4, Août 2008

• Now thrive the armourers -- armament developments: many argue that the true power of the armoured fighting vehicle rests with its main armament, be it gun or missile. Guided missiles are increasingly becoming `wooden rounds' that fall with the `fire-and-forget' bracket. For them, most of the old guided missile shortcomings no longer apply and they can even be fired while on the move.

It may even be said that with laser-homing, gun-launched projectiles such as the Israeli Lahat and Russo-German Spear, the two weapon types have virtu...

• Armada International
• Vol. 25 Num. 6, Décembre 2001

• Anti-tank guided missile developments.

Anti-Tank Guided Missile Developments Faced with the possibility of having to defend their home territories against armoured attack, the West Europe...

• Armada International
• Vol. 14 Num. 2, Avril 1990

• Mthel lights large missile.

The Northrop Grumman-built, and latest version of the Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (Mthel) testbed destroyed a rocket that was larger, faster and...

• Armada International
• Vol. 28 Num. 4, Août 2004

• US anti-tank missile developments.

US Anti-Tank Missile Developments Going for the Kill against new Armour The first major infantry anti-tank battle of the 1990s is raging as these ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 14 Num. 1, Février 1990

• Boeing has launched a joint research and development effort with the US Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Forces Strategic Command to meld multiple types of sensor data for missile defence and space situational awareness concept exploration.

Boeing has launched a joint research and development effort with the US Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Forces Strategic Command to mel...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 2, Avril 2009

• MBDA has received an order for its Exocet and VL Mica missile systems.

MBDA has received an order for its Exocet and VL Mica missile systems to equip the Royal Navy of Oman's Khareef offshore patrol vessels. ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 1, Février 2008