Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jul 04, 2025
A new leader, a funding plan and an architecture outline define the early steps toward Trump’s hawkish homeland defense plan.
Jul 04, 2025
The Defense Department’s latest budget plan goes all in on space-based moving-target tracking.
Jul 02, 2025
Quantum sensing threatens the decades-long U.S. reliance on stealth technology.
Jul 02, 2025
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is looking to modernize against a wide, growing array of threats, from new ballistic missiles to next-generation fighters.
Jun 27, 2025
Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.
Apr 21, 2026
Lockheed Martin will integrate the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement into the Aegis Combat System under a roughly $200 million contract from the U.S. Navy.
Apr 21, 2026
U.S. budget documents released on April 21 reveal that the U.S. Navy plans to buy 4,500 air-launched hypersonic missiles for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs over the next five years.
Apr 21, 2026
AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.
Apr 21, 2026
Western militaries need to rethink their plans to marshal and resupply frontline troops given the lessons from Ukraine, argues the head of Norway’s Defense Logistics Organization.
Apr 21, 2026
Australia has announced an AU$7 billion ($5 billion) investment over the next decade to expand counter-UAS capabilities.
Apr 21, 2026
Thales expects the Iran war to drive long-term air defense demand, while noting air travel disruptions could be a headwind for commercial aviation activities.
Apr 20, 2026
Boeing demonstrated a turbojet-powered GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) for the U.S. Navy in early April.
Apr 20, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has launched market research for the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles-Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR).