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A new palletized ground-based launcher concept that can be loaded with up to two dozen 227mm guided artillery rockets at a time – four times what an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) can pack at once – recently broke cover.
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Mobile Launcher That Can Fire Four Times More Weapons Than HIMARS Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 13, 2024

The U.S. Navy plans to keep all 12 of its Flight I Arleigh Burke class destroyers in service beyond their originally 35-year expected service life.
Maritime Surface-To-Air Missiles

Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

The U.S. Army is already interested in scaling down its new Typhon ground-based missile system, if possible, to help make it easier to deploy and operate.
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Army Looking To Shrink Typhon Missile System After Lessons Learned From First Deployment

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 15, 2024

The U.S. Navy said it successfully intercepted several Iranian missiles headed to Israel.
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U.S. Navy Destroyers “Successfully Engaged” Iranian Ballistic Missiles On Their Way To Israel

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

Dutch missile ship
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New Dutch Navy Support Vessels Will Be Missile-Toting Wingmen To Frigates

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

A series of photos have emerged showing a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet with a remarkable and hitherto unseen air-to-air load-out, including four of the very long-range AIM-174B air-to-air missiles.
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F/A-18 Super Hornet Appears With Unprecedented Heavy Air-To-Air Missile Load

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

The US Army is eyeing adding the SM-6 to its air and missile defense arsenal, in addition to work already being done to field it in the long-range strike role.
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SM-6 Eyed As New Surface-To-Air Interceptor For The Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 24, 2024

A look at an AIM-174 air-launched version of the SM-6 missile with previously unseen markings under the wing of a Super Hornet aboard the USS Carl Vinson has emerged.
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AIM-174 Missile Seen On Super Hornet About To Launch From A Carrier For First Time

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 23, 2024

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group expended 770 missiles and other munitions at Houthi targets over the course of a recently concluded nine-month deployment.
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770 Weapons Expended By Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group On Historic Red Sea Deployment

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2024

Photos have emerged showing a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrying what appears to be an air-launched version of the RIM-174 SM-6 missile, a weapon that can counter aerial threats at long ranges, as well as ground and surface targets.
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Super Hornet Armed With SM-6 Missile Spotted Over California

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

The first official photos have appeared showing a Soviet-era ground-based air defense system upgraded with Western surface-to-air missiles — a so-called ‘FrankenSAM.’ The images, published by Ukraine’s Operational Command East, show a tracked self-propelled Buk-M1 system — known in the West as SA-11 Gadfly — which is said to have been adapted to fire the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, a missile that previously provided point defense for numerous NATO and allied warships.
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Ukraine’s FrankenSAM That Uses RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missiles Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 28, 2024

A comprehensive breakdown of what U.S. Navy missiles actually cost.
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What The Navy’s Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Cost

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 21, 2024

Lockheed Martin, in cooperation with elements of the US Department of Defense, has successfully shot down a mock cruise missile with a PAC-3 MSE interceptor fired from a Mk 70 launcher derived from the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System.
Maritime Surface-To-Air Missiles

Successful Patriot Interceptor Test From Naval Vertical Launcher Is A Big Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 20, 2024

The Navy needs more SM-3 surface to air missiles says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.
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More SM-3 Interceptors Needed After Downing Iranian Ballistic Missiles: Navy Secretary

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 3, 2024

A variety of US and other foreign military assets, including US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers helped shoot down Iranian missiles and drones heading for targets in Israel.
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Signs Point To Combat Debut Of Navy’s SM-3 Interceptor Against Iranian Ballistic Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 14, 2024

Replenishing Missiles Used To Down Houthi Threats Will Require Extra Funding
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Replenishing Missiles Used To Down Houthi Threats Will Require Extra Funding

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 12, 2024

Sea Viper missiles being loaded onto HMS Diamond
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British Destroyer Rearming In Gibraltar, Heading Back To Red Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 26, 2024

US Navy destroyers have fired around 100 Standard series surface-to-air missiles against Houthi missiles and drones since October, according to a recent report.
Maritime Surface-To-Air Missiles

Navy Has Fired Around 100 Standard Series Missiles At Houthi Drones, Missiles: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 20, 2024

STANDARD MISSILE-6, SM-6 LAUNCH
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Navy’s SM-6 Missile Used In Combat: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 1, 2024

The US Navy has demonstrated its ability to fire an SM-6 missile at a surface target from an Independence class Littoral Combat Ship using a containerized launch system.
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SM-6 Missile Fired From Littoral Combat Ship

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 25, 2023

JAPANESE BMD DESTROYER
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Japan’s Missile Defense Ships Will Now Be Multi-Role, Cruiser-Like

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 31, 2023

U.S. Navy anti-ship missile defense test using a GQM-163 target
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Navy Blasts Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target With SM-2 Missiles In Impressive Video

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

Sea Sparrow Ukraine
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Sea Sparrow RIM-7 Surface-To-Air Missiles Are Headed To Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 6, 2023

Navy Unveils Truck-Mounted SM-6 Missile Launcher In European Test (Updated)
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Navy Unveils Truck-Mounted SM-6 Missile Launcher In European Test (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 14, 2022

SM6 Launch Valiant Shield
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SM-6 Missile Used To Strike Frigate During Massive Sinking Exercise In Pacific

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 20, 2022

SM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief Says
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SM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 3, 2022

What It’s Like To Live And Work Inside White Sands Missile Range
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What It’s Like To Live And Work Inside White Sands Missile Range

By Randy Smith

Updated on Dec 22, 2021

The Army Plans To Fire Its Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile From This Launcher
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The Army Plans To Fire Its Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile From This Launcher

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 13, 2021

This “Ghost Fleet” Ship Firing An SM-6 Missile From A Modular Launcher Is A Glimpse Of The Future
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This “Ghost Fleet” Ship Firing An SM-6 Missile From A Modular Launcher Is A Glimpse Of The Future

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 3, 2021

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers
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Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

The Royal Navy Will Add 50 Percent More Surface-To-Air Missiles To Its Existing Destroyers
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The Royal Navy Will Add 50 Percent More Surface-To-Air Missiles To Its Existing Destroyers

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 6, 2021

Navy SM-6 Missile Successfully Hit A Target Barge During Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Test
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Navy SM-6 Missile Successfully Hit A Target Barge During Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 27, 2021

Navy SM-6 Missile Will Attempt To Swat Down A Mock Hypersonic Weapon
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Navy SM-6 Missile Will Attempt To Swat Down A Mock Hypersonic Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 14, 2021

Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today
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Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 13, 2021

The Navy Has Finally Proven It Can Shoot Down An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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The Navy Has Finally Proven It Can Shoot Down An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

By The War Zone staff

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

Canada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With Missiles
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Canada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 16, 2020

The Army Has Officially Selected The Navy’s SM-6 Missile To Be Used In A Strike Role
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The Army Has Officially Selected The Navy’s SM-6 Missile To Be Used In A Strike Role

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 7, 2020

The Navy’s Stealth Destroyer Has Fired A Missile For The First Time
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The Navy’s Stealth Destroyer Has Fired A Missile For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 19, 2020

The Army Is Working To Field A Ground-Launched Strike Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile
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The Army Is Working To Field A Ground-Launched Strike Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 6, 2020

Have Submarine-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles Finally Come Of Age?
Maritime Surface-To-Air Missiles

Have Submarine-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles Finally Come Of Age?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

This Bolt-On Launcher Can Give Nearly Any Ship The Same Weaponry As A U.S. Navy Destroyer
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This Bolt-On Launcher Can Give Nearly Any Ship The Same Weaponry As A U.S. Navy Destroyer

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Canadian Destroyers Had These Totally Wacky Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher Systems
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Canadian Destroyers Had These Totally Wacky Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher Systems

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan
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Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2019

U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits
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U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Navy To Supersize Its Ultra Versatile SM-6 Missile For Even Longer Range And Higher Speed
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Navy To Supersize Its Ultra Versatile SM-6 Missile For Even Longer Range And Higher Speed

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 21, 2019

The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System
Maritime Surface-To-Air Missiles

The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 3, 2018

Navy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile System
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Navy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 25, 2018

Watch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First Time
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Watch The Navy Fire Its New Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Missile For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 3, 2017

Report Says Missile Defense Test Failed Because Sailor Pushed The Wrong Button
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Report Says Missile Defense Test Failed Because Sailor Pushed The Wrong Button

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 25, 2017

Navy’s New SM-3 Block IIA Ballistic Missile Interceptor Fails In Live Test
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Navy’s New SM-3 Block IIA Ballistic Missile Interceptor Fails In Live Test

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 23, 2017

Japan May Acquire Aegis Ashore To Defend Itself From North Korean Missiles
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Japan May Acquire Aegis Ashore To Defend Itself From North Korean Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 8, 2017

USS Mason Fired Three Missiles During Anti-Ship Missile Attack Off Yemen
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USS Mason Fired Three Missiles During Anti-Ship Missile Attack Off Yemen

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 12, 2016