Russia Developing 200-km Range Rocket System

Russia is developing new long-range multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) with improved guidance that could allow them to strike targets up to 120 miles (200 km) away, the Defense Ministry’s artillery spokesman said on Monday. “We have the military-technical potential to create a new generation of MLRS with a range of 200 km,” Lt. Col. Nikolai [...]

Taiwan to get new powerful rocket system: report

Taiwan is scheduled to take delivery next month of a powerful multiple-launch rocket system aimed at neutralizing former rival China’s amphibious landing capabilities, local media reported Sunday. The weapon, called Ray Ting 2000 or “Thunder 2000″, will be put into service in August, said the Taipei-based Liberty Times, as the military plans to phase out [...]

Russia Pulls Out of Indonesian Rocket System Tender

Russia’s arms trading company Rosoboronexport has pulled out of an Indonesian tender for the supply of multiple launch rocket systems, the company told Military Industrial Courier magazine. The company pulled out because it had offered its Smerch rocket launcher system which “did not meet a range of technical conditions in the tender,” Rosoboronexport official Nikolai [...]

M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System Upgrade for Finland

WASHINGTON: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Sept. 29 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Finland for the upgrade of (24) M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and associated parts, equipment, and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $100 million. The Government of Finland has requested the sale for the upgrade of [...]

Karrar: Iran’s new combat UAV

Karrar: IR Iran's new combat UAV jet, Aug. 2010

this UAV can deliver weapons and has a range of 1000 km from ground to target. Karrar means relen…

Guided MLRS Reaches New Distance Record In Successful Test

DALLAS, TX: Lockheed Martin successfully fired a U.S. Army Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rocket 92 kilometers in a recent test at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The flawless test highlighted recent product improvements of this battle-proven system to give it a longer reach, maintaining its accuracy and effectiveness while minimizing potential collateral damage. [...]

New system allows vehicle GPS to track location while in flight

FORT BRAGG, NC: Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (HIMARS), drove their High Mobility Artillery Rocket System out the rear of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 22, with a new advancement that will get them into the fight faster. The ‘Hot Panel’ program allows the HIMARS [...]