Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jan 17, 2025
Survivability and increased standoff head the list of priorities for long-term Air Force modernization.
Jan 16, 2025
Boeing F-15s are getting anti-ship standoff weapons as the Air Force looks to use machine learning to improve tracking of targets at sea.
Dec 20, 2024
Modernization was in the forefront, with orders for advanced fighters, uncrewed combat aircraft development and a first appearance of China’s latest combat jet.
Dec 02, 2024
As the Space Force approaches its fifth birthday, one of its most critical mission areas is undergoing a massive facelift.
Nov 25, 2024
Megawatt hybrid power for U.S. Army, Terrain fingerprints for navigation, Australian eVTOL flies and H3’s 400-kW fuel cell.
Jun 09, 2026
The German Air Force is undergoing an intense period of modernization through the end of the decade that will do more than just revitalize its core air dominance role, says Luftwaffe Inspector Lt. Gen. Holger Neumann.
Jun 08, 2026
Palladyne AI has signed an exclusive agreement to manufacture and market IAI’s Harpy, Harop and Mini Harpy loitering munitions to the U.S. Defense Department.
Jun 08, 2026
The U.S. has OK'd Denmark for a potential foreign military sale of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range air-launched cruise missiles.
Jun 08, 2026
European defense tech startup Stark has unveiled a tube-launched loitering munition and quadcopter for potential weaponization.
Jun 08, 2026
Destinus is preparing the next step in its push to become a full-fledged rival to the likes of MBDA by designing rockets not just for the battle in Ukraine today, but for conflict tomorrow.
Jun 05, 2026
The French Defense Procurement Agency says it has conducted a successful test firing of the MBDA Mica NG from a Dassault Aviation Rafale while it flew at supersonic speed.
Jun 04, 2026
Lockheed Martin said June 4 that it completed a final ground test of a U.S. Army surface-to-surface missile project before the government sent a stop-work order.
Jun 04, 2026
DARPA is exploring options for installing tactical high-energy laser systems on Collaborative Combat Aircraft and ground vehicles for self-defense.