Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Oct 08, 2025
South Korea has multiple modernization programs on the agenda to add to its current fleet.
Sep 25, 2025
Lasers, maneuvering satellites and spaceplanes are getting more attention as Western militaries look to counter threats to their space systems.
Sep 25, 2025
Taipei responds to China’s Victory Day weapons display with its own show of strength.
Sep 18, 2025
Startups and established primes are revisiting weapon development to accelerate delivery of equipment to users.
Sep 12, 2025
The DSEI arms expo provided the backdrop for companies to unveil new weapons and for government buyers to drive home a sense of urgency to develop systems at pace.
Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps on June 30 successfully test-fired its new mobile medium-range air defense system in an exercise at the service’s newest base.
Jul 10, 2026
Turkey has begun talks with Russia to enable it to sell on the controversial S-400 air defense system, the purchase of which got it banished from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Jul 10, 2026
Ukraine will try to develop a missile defense system with performance similar to the U.S. Patriot but with an eye on easier interceptor production.
Jul 10, 2026
Australia and the U.S. have conducted the first live-fire test of a new medium-range surface-to-air missile system based on the RTX Standard Missile-2.
Jul 09, 2026
The Pentagon has funded nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight to build laser systems to defend against next-generation cruise missiles and uncrewed aircraft systems.
Jul 09, 2026
Belgium plans to place orders for systems that will form an air defense umbrella, which the country is calling Blue Dome.
Jul 09, 2026
NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission is to be upgraded to an air defense mission, Estonian and Lithuanian officials have confirmed.
Jul 09, 2026
The UK Defense Ministry is canvassing industry about potential counter-drone electronic warfare (EW) systems it could provide to Ukraine.