Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Mar 14, 2025
The president’s vision of a comprehensive homeland defense system faces questions over how the project should be led in development and commanded in operations.
Mar 06, 2025
A recent bid protest and government report have heightened scrutiny of the Space Development Agency’s rapid acquisition model.
Feb 21, 2025
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Feb 10, 2025
Researchers appeal for new aerial gunnery requirements to unlock development of hypersonic ammunition.
Jan 31, 2025
A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.
Jun 30, 2026
Israel says it has put upgrades of its Iron Dome short-range air defense systems through its paces, including the integration of the laser-based Iron Beam.
Jun 30, 2026
The tri-national Global Combat Air Program has emerged as the biggest winner from the UK government's Defense Investment Plan, although the funding comes at the cost of retiring helicopter and intelligence-gathering fleets as the military shifts some of those missions to uncrewed systems.
Jun 29, 2026
The U.S. Navy will soon begin soliciting for prototypes of a new family of missile interceptors and related technologies to replace the RTX-built Standard Missile series.
Jun 29, 2026
A high-speed, extended-range air intercept missile based on solid fuel ramjet propulsion could soon enter development in Norway.
Jun 29, 2026
The Romanian government has selected the Rafael Spyder system to meet a requirement for short-range air defense.
Jun 26, 2026
BAE Systems has reached the "business end" of developing its Future Combat Air Demonstrator, the aircraft that will pave the way for the fighter emerging from the tri-national Global Combat Air Program.
Jun 25, 2026
An urgent pursuit of advanced missile defenses has sparked U.S. interest in new airborne platforms for launching targets during tests of new interceptors.
Jun 25, 2026
The U.S. Air Force defined a 1,000-nm range goal for a future air-launched ballistic missile that will be developed with air-to-air and air-to-surface variants.