Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jul 26, 2024
Europe is embracing integrated air and missile defenses, but can it afford it?
Jul 19, 2024
Listen in as editors unpack why long-range missiles in Europe and deterrence are back on the national security agenda.
Jul 17, 2024
Both the U.S. and European members used the alliance’s latest summit to push new missile initiatives.
Jul 11, 2024
A Pentagon review finds an 81% cost increase, although officials determine the program must continue after being restructured.
Jul 10, 2024
GE Aerospace now boasts a validated propulsion design that will compete for use in a future class of hypersonic missiles and reusable vehicles.
Jan 17, 2026
The Israeli-designed Hero-90 became the first man-portable loitering munition to advance in the U.S. Army’s competition for the LASSO contract.
Jan 16, 2026
The U.S. Air Force soon will ask companies to propose new ideas for long-range hypersonic weapons that can be demonstrated rapidly.
Jan 16, 2026
Lockheed Martin has unveiled initial details of a comprehensive hypersonic missile defense system developed under a secretive initiative dubbed Pitch Black.
Jan 15, 2026
Parsons Corporation, a provider of technology solutions to the defense sector, has acquired Altamira Technologies from venture capital firm ClearSky.
Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. military is opening a second acquisition track for affordable and mass-producible missiles.
Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. Navy wants to develop a new, compact air-to-air missile using emerging highly loaded grain solid rocket motor energetics.
Jan 13, 2026
A recent series of ground tests validated a rotation detonation ramjet linked to a supersonic inlet for the first time.
Jan 13, 2026
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.