Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Apr 23, 2020
How Lockheed exceeds expectations; Italians may buy AW169; U.S. Air Force fuel-saving solution; Russia studies light fighter.
Apr 16, 2020
The U.S. Army plans to beef up legacy aviation platforms for future multidomain fight.
Apr 13, 2020
Complex CHITA model allows engineers to test loads on different aerodynamic elements of high-speed rotorcraft configurations.
Apr 09, 2020
Talon vehicle emerges as core of updated Stratolaunch hypersonic test fleet plan along with Black Ice spaceplane concept.
Apr 01, 2020
The UK confirms a new hypersonic weapon project with the U.S. as the UK Defense Ministry moves to leverage decades of expertise.
Aug 14, 2023
Taiwan's latest iteration of the Tien Chien missile is estimated to have a range of 99 mi. and will be compatible with joint helmet-mounted cueing systems.
Aug 10, 2023
The U.S. Army is now the acquisition executive for the large-scale plan to defend Guam from air and missile threats.
Aug 10, 2023
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to launch the two prototype satellites for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor system later this year.
Aug 10, 2023
The THAAD and PAC-3 MSE integration was a long, multiyear effort that was fielded and accepted earlier this year.
Aug 08, 2023
The Conventional Prompt Strike missile is one of several weapon systems pursuing alternatives to an increasingly threatened GPS-based approach to navigation.
Aug 08, 2023
The Pentagon needs a new way to coordinate and advocate for “missile defeat,” the U.S. Army’s top missile defense official says.
Aug 08, 2023
The U.S. Army plans to increase its Patriot missile defense units even as it faces intense recruiting issues sparked by a congressional push to grow its force.
Aug 08, 2023
Northrop Grumman is accelerating its proposal and says it could deliver its Next Generation Interceptor prototype as early as 2026.