Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jul 21, 2026
The sprawling U.S. homeland air and missile defense shield program is searching for ways to lower the cost of interception dramatically to move forward.
Jul 17, 2026
About 50% of advanced STEM degree holders in the U.S. defense industrial base are foreign-born.
Jul 17, 2026
Proliferating space constellations could suffer the same fate as the Telstar 1 satellite in 1962.
Jul 16, 2026
The BARAK MX, developed by IAI, is an advanced air and missile defense system designed to counter a wide range of threats, including enemy aircrafts, drones, ballistic and cruise missiles.
Jul 10, 2026
In a sign of the times, NATO gets its new flagship aircraft not from the U.S. but from a Swedish system based on a Canadian platform.
Jul 21, 2026
MBDA is launching low-rate production of the Spear 3 mini cruise missile after a series of successful flight trials.
Jul 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman is spending money to fix software bugs that have plagued the development schedule for two new anti-radiation missiles.
Jul 21, 2026
Embraer is considering adding a missile-launch capability to the KC-390 tanker transport and is also set to expand production of Saab Gripens.
Jul 21, 2026
Pratt & Whitney has named its new family of small, scalable collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) engines the Valox.
Jul 21, 2026
Israeli defense technology specialist Rafael should be able to scale its Iron Beam laser air defense technology in the coming years to be able to intercept even ballistic missiles, says Chairman Yuval Steinitz.
Jul 20, 2026
Karman Holdings, the corporate shell for U.S. defense technology upstart Karman Space & Defense, announced that it was expanding into Europe by buying Glasgow, Scotland-headquartered Walker Precision Engineering for about $94 million total.
Jul 20, 2026
Patriot manufacturers begin early planning with the U.S. government to explore potential interceptor production in Ukraine.
Jul 20, 2026
MBDA has unveiled an upgrade to its ground-launched Asraam air defense system, pairing the missile with a lower-cost interceptor and other enhancements.