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Hypersonic and directed-energy weapons: Who has them, and who’s winning the race in the Asia-Pacific? Mike Yeo, Nigel Pittaway, Usman Ansari, Vivek Raghuvanshi and Chris Martin March 15 Photo credit: Imaginima/Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia, ISLAMABAD, NEW DELHI, and WASHINGTON A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are caught up in the global hypersonic and directed-energy weapons race, with these regional powers having either developed or publicly stated intentions to develop such technology. Defense News has contacted regional government and military officials, businesses, and analysts to find out who is keeping pace in the worldwide contest. China Chinese military vehicles carry DF-17 ballistic missiles during a parade in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) ....
Fighting has recently escalated between fighters loyal to internationally recognised government & the Houthi movement Reuters March 14, 2021 People stand at the site of an airstrike which witnesses said was by Saudi-led coalition aircraft on mourners at a hall where a wake for the father of Jalal al-Roweishan, the interior minister in the Houthi-dominated Yemeni government, was being held, in Sanaa, Yemen October 8, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS ADEN: Yemen’s Houthi forces fired a missile on Sunday at a school in the Taiz region where pro-government forces are stationed, killing 15 soldiers, as well as three children who were nearby, two residents and military sources said. ....
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed $559M for Trident II Missile Systems Our Bureau 3886 The contract covers Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed systems support. Work is expected to be completed Sept. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2021 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $477 million; United Kingdom funds in the amount of $74 million; and fiscal 2020 weapons procurement (Navy) in the amount of $8 million are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, a U.S. DoD release today said. The Trident II D5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) is a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertial-guided ballistic missile. It can carry multiple independently targeted re-entry bodies for a maximum range of over 7,360km. ....
China Unveils Third-Generation Anti-tank Missile Our Bureau 2907 China s HJ-73 anti-tank missile Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed a new type of vehicle-mounted, third-generation anti-tank missile. This new homing missile is capable of attacking targets from above, or top attack, effectively destroying modern battle tanks among other targets. It can be mounted on China’s Mengshi series off-road assault vehicle or infantry fighting vehicles. Compared with current anti-tank missiles in service with the PLA, it missile has a larger calibre, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Wednesday, citing video footage released earlier this month by tv.81.cn, the official video website of the PLA. ....
March 12, 2021 Yemeni Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh ADEN Yemeni Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh said that the continued terrorist acts perpetrated by the Houthi militia against Yemeni people and its attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia prove that it is nothing but a subversive tool in the hands of Iran. In a phone call with Commander of the 5th Military Region in Yemen Maj. Gen. Yahya Salah, the Yemeni vice president added that the Iranian subversive project aims at disturbing security and stability in Yemen and the region. He thanked Saudi Arabia for its support to the Yemeni army in confronting the Iranian project. ....