Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
May 15, 2025
Stratolaunch is shifting its focus to its 747 launch platform after successful repeat flights of the first autonomous, fully reusable hypersonic test aircraft.
May 15, 2025
Tekever plans to grow UAS ecosystem and test sites through £400 million Overmatch investment plan in the UK.
May 08, 2025
Some 22 ships from 10 NATO navies will face attacks from subsonic, supersonic and ballistic missiles in wargames off the northwest coast of Scotland.
May 02, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 22, 2025
The imminent kickoff of the Enduring High-Energy Laser program gives industry a platform to mainstream directed-energy technology.
Jun 15, 2026
Munitions assisted by Shield AI’s Hivemind software strike targets at a rate of 75% or higher in real conflicts, company President Ryan Tseng tells Aviation Week.
Jun 15, 2026
At some point in 2027, Israel is scheduled to start producing a new workhorse for the Arrow Weapon System.
Jun 15, 2026
MBDA said it plans to have a land-based version of its MdCN naval cruise missile available for customers by the end of the decade.
Jun 12, 2026
Florida-based Starfighters Space is seeing an uptick in U.S. defense interest in hypersonic defense testing.
Jun 11, 2026
France Orders Nuclear Cruise Missile, Eyeing 2035 Service Entry
Jun 11, 2026
France has announced the order for its next-generation nuclear cruise missile with MBDA, targeting service entry in 2035.
Jun 11, 2026
Consortium partners working on the European Hypersonic Defense Interceptor (HYDEF) project have settled on a single missile concept.
Jun 11, 2026
Germany is scrambling to quickly address a need for deep-strike weapons amid uncertainty about an earlier plan to rely on U.S. systems in the near term.