Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Oct 10, 2023
Task Force 99 offers new model for procuring cheap drones en masse beyond the control of the military services, but can it scale up enough?
Oct 05, 2023
Laboratory invites startups to test munitions algorithms in simulations.
Sep 27, 2023
Two long-range weapon systems are coming online to extend the reach of ground-launch fires far beyond the 300-km limit of the Army Tactical Missile System.
Sep 27, 2023
MBDA is growing its Bolton, England, facilities to support growing export demands for ground-based air defenses.
Sep 26, 2023
The Pentagon develops a concept to flood the Taiwan Strait with a horde of drones to confuse Chinese countermeasures.
Apr 10, 2026
UK orders Skyhammer interceptors from Cambridge Aerospace to counter drones and low-speed threats, with deliveries starting in May.
Apr 10, 2026
Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract for $4.7 billion to kick-start a significant acceleration of production for PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
Apr 10, 2026
Zelenskyy says some of his country’s counter-drone specialists deployed to the Middle East aided in shooting down Iranian Shahed-type drones in the region.
Apr 10, 2026
Leonardo’s Michelangelo Dome effort to build an expansive air and missile defense network has claimed its first target: company CEO Roberto Cingolani.
Apr 10, 2026
The long-planned integration of the BAE Systems Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo onto the UK’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon sub-hunting aircraft is set to finally move forward.
Apr 09, 2026
Bahraini F-16 Block 70 achieves first air-to-air kill, intercepting Iranian drones amid regional tensions and missile attacks.
Apr 09, 2026
North Korea said on April 9 it had completed a three-day missile test campaign that included a variant of the Hwasong-11 Ka, an “electromagnetic weapon system,” and a short-range SAM.
Apr 09, 2026
Portal Space Systems has raised $50 million in Series A funding to continue developing maneuverable satellites for multiple orbits, the company says.