Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Nov 11, 2022
Ukraine will need Western combat aircraft to resecure its skies against Russia, an examination of the air war over Ukraine concludes.
Nov 08, 2022
China’s Pterodactyl; Spirit’s secret production shop to open; U.S. GBSD under pressure; and Pacific military exercises pick up.
Nov 03, 2022
TA-0 flight data matched predictions, sets up initial drop test before high-speed flight with first reusable Talon in early 2023.
Oct 27, 2022
China flies new UAS; Aero Vodochody’s L-159 upgrade; MDA receives NGI software build; and Lockheed to make PRSM missiles in 2023.
Oct 26, 2022
The service’s experiment has become the Pentagon’s lead JADC2 proving ground, but more work is needed to connect sensors and shooters.
Jun 06, 2024
The air-launched ballistic missile compliments the surface- and ground-launched versions of the 430-km. range, 3,500-lb. LORA.
Jun 06, 2024
Germany’s Diehl Defense has lifted the veil on its development of an even longer-range version of its IRIS-T-based ground-based air defense system.
Jun 04, 2024
The House Appropriations Committee plans to allocate billions of dollars to fund missile-warning-and-tracking initiatives in its fiscal 2025 bill.
Jun 04, 2024
Development work on the U.S. Air Force’s experimental, hypersonic Mayhem vehicle has been paused following the completion of an early design milestone.
Jun 04, 2024
Leonardo Helicopters’ Polish affiliate, PZL-Swidnik, has opened a production line on which AW149 battlefield support rotorcraft will be built for Poland.
Jun 04, 2024
The U.S. Air Force conducted the first of two planned intercontinental ballistic missile tests this week—firing a Minuteman III with one reentry vehicle.
Jun 03, 2024
DIU announced June 3 that it has awarded contracts to Anduril, Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc., Leidos Dynetics and Zone 5 Technologies.
May 31, 2024
The aid includes “a high number of” IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air interceptors, German defense minister Boris Pistorius says.