Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Mar 24, 2026
Aviation Week editors discuss the increase in projected Golden Dome costs and what the fiscal 2027 Pentagon budget request may tell us about the umbrella program.
Mar 20, 2026
The phones are ringing at defense companies from governments urgently seeking more weapons. Often, they are being put on hold.
Mar 20, 2026
The record-high defense top line is intended to grow aircraft fleets, increase munition buys and bolster missile defenses.
Mar 18, 2026
European defense companies see a pot of gold under missile defense dome developments.
Mar 17, 2026
Aviation Week editors Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss the evolution and future of laser weapons that are now getting their first battlefield kills.
Apr 15, 2026
The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.
Apr 15, 2026
AeroVironment has announced the new Mayhem product line of launched effects, targeting a growth area within the U.S. Army for systems that provide both strike and electronic warfare.
Apr 15, 2026
Sikorsky says it is now offering production-ready kits for its Black Hawks should the helicopter's customers decide to arm their choppers from the factory.
Apr 14, 2026
The U.S. Army denies that the stockpile of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PRSMs) was exhausted early in the war against Iran.
Apr 14, 2026
The undefeatable ballistic missile in the future will be hypersonic, cheap, and long-range, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief for artillery says.
Apr 14, 2026
Germany says it will finance the purchase of RTX Patriot equipment for Ukraine and underwrite delivery of more Diehl Defense ground-launched IRIS-T systems.
Apr 13, 2026
The U.S. Army wants a different platform than the Stryker to replace the remaining Avenger batteries for mobile, short-range air defense (M-SHORAD).
Apr 13, 2026
A U.S. Army official said a deployed artillery unit exhausted the full inventory of Lockheed Martin PRSM missiles early in the war against Iran last month.