Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jun 19, 2026
Cruise missiles, hypersonics and one-way effectors are all in the mix as Europe races to close a critical strike gap.
Jun 19, 2026
How the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is enhancing its new naval capabilities from the seas and the skies.
Jun 10, 2026
Aviation Week talks to Harald Buschek, Chief Program Officer, Diehl Defence, about the enhanced capabilities of the new IRIS-T SLS Mk.4 ground-based air defense system.
Jun 05, 2026
The French Defense Procurement Agency says it has conducted a successful test firing of the MBDA Mica NG from a Dassault Aviation Rafale while it flew at supersonic speed.
Jun 04, 2026
Lockheed Martin is ready to begin production of the future interceptor, with design review and full test expected this year.
Jun 29, 2026
The U.S. Navy will soon begin soliciting for prototypes of a new family of missile interceptors and related technologies to replace the RTX-built Standard Missile series.
Jun 29, 2026
A high-speed, extended-range air intercept missile based on solid fuel ramjet propulsion could soon enter development in Norway.
Jun 29, 2026
The Romanian government has selected the Rafael Spyder system to meet a requirement for short-range air defense.
Jun 26, 2026
BAE Systems has reached the "business end" of developing its Future Combat Air Demonstrator, the aircraft that will pave the way for the fighter emerging from the tri-national Global Combat Air Program.
Jun 25, 2026
An urgent pursuit of advanced missile defenses has sparked U.S. interest in new airborne platforms for launching targets during tests of new interceptors.
Jun 25, 2026
The U.S. Air Force defined a 1,000-nm range goal for a future air-launched ballistic missile that will be developed with air-to-air and air-to-surface variants.
Jun 24, 2026
Lockheed Martin will build thousands of long-range missile interceptors under a $35.3 billion contract awarded by the Pentagon on June 24.
Jun 24, 2026
A key weapon against large attack drones needs an upgrade with an all-weather, active seeker, the Defense Innovation Unit says.