Lockheed Martin has secured a $647 million modification to a U.S. Navy contract for production and support of the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile.
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On 24 September, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced the successful test firing of the Agni-Prime ballistic missile from a mobile railway launcher.
The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs carried out four scheduled test flights of unarmed Trident II D5LE missiles from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine off the east coast of Florida between 17 and 21 September.
The French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded ArianeGroup the contract to design and produce the fourth version of the M51 strategic ballistic missile, the M51.4.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has launched Project NIGHTFALL, a programme to rapidly develop a tactical ballistic missile with a range of more than 600 kilometres.
India has conducted a successful test of its long-range Agni-5 ballistic missile, the Ministry of Defence confirmed. The launch took place on 20 August 2025 at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the country’s new hypersonic missile, named Oreshnik, is now in military service and will be deployed in Belarus before the end of 2025.
Türkiye is set to present its most advanced ballistic missile yet at the IDEF 2025 defence industry exhibition in Istanbul, signalling a major development in the country’s strategic strike capabilities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that serial production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system is now under way.
A newly released report to the U.S. Congress outlines the scope and evolution of Iran’s ballistic missile programmes, highlighting their regional threat as military conflict with Israel intensifies.
France is weighing the development of medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs), as outlined in a new report by the National Assembly on the country’s conventional deterrence needs.
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The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has released a report titled Tactical Developments During the Third Year of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which analyses military tactics used by both sides in the ongoing conflict.
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