Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Feb 18, 2026
Aging aircraft, potential new fighter buys and a long-discussed service merger leave the Royal Saudi Air Force at a strategic inflection point.
Feb 18, 2026
Speed and range are becoming more central to Europe’s weapons plans.
Feb 17, 2026
Editors are joined by analyst Sash Tusa to discuss the fallout of the Munich Security Conference and Saudi Arabia's World Defense Show.
Feb 11, 2026
Robust stealth features are one of the features Saab wants on its next combat aircraft.
Feb 10, 2026
Türkiye’s Steel Dome - the multi-layered air defense system managed by AI with comprehensive communication systems is taking shape.
Feb 20, 2026
Japan’s Synspective says it secured a contract to support the country’s project to access SAR satellite data that Tokyo is acquiring through a PFI.
Feb 19, 2026
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 19 announced it had cleared the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bomb Increment II for initial operational capability.
Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Navy officials started shopping on Feb. 19 for an air-launched, long-range, anti-radiation missile that can be acquired in the hundreds every year.
Feb 19, 2026
The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.
Feb 18, 2026
European missile-maker MBDA has secured a backlog of orders now valued at around €44 billion ($52 billion), joint venture partner BAE Systems disclosed Feb. 18.
Feb 18, 2026
BAE Systems' sales growth generated in Europe is poised to accelerate after with the business there now surpassing the British defense company’s sizable Saudi Arabian activities.
Feb 17, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is now planning for its first missile pad test launch of its next intercontinental ballistic missile next year.
Feb 17, 2026
An air-launched missile-carrying UAS developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designed the X-68A.