Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Aug 21, 2023
Russia's Army 2023 International Military and Technical Forum was in full swing near Moscow this month. Here are some highlights from the show.
Aug 02, 2023
Editors discuss Northrop's exit from the U.S. Air Force’s competition to replace the F-22 and the implications of L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Aug 01, 2023
New technology is making simulated training more powerful than ever, but obstacles remain for the U.S. military to exploit recent advances fully.
Jul 28, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 27, 2023
The country is developing a three-pronged strategy to accelerate the development of hypersonic missiles.
Feb 25, 2026
BAE Systems has become the latest big defense prime to team up with Estonian anti-drone missile developer Frankenburg Technologies.
Feb 24, 2026
Lockheed Martin plans to demonstrate a number of on-orbit capabilities related to missile defense over the next three year, a company executive said Feb. 23.
Feb 24, 2026
PBS Aerospace will supply turbojet engines for Zone 5 Technologies.
Feb 24, 2026
Ursa Major has unveiled a new hypersonic missile designed to be produced at a large scale and with the potential to be used as both a weapon and a target.
Feb 24, 2026
Italian rocket company Avio says it will build a new solid rocket motor facility in Hurt, Virginia.
Feb 24, 2026
An RFI about tail kit tech adds a new angle to the USAF's continued pursuit of a new weapon to replace the Dynetics/Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
Feb 23, 2026
GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have won a $12.4 million USAF contract to complete preliminary design of the GEK1500 engine.
Feb 23, 2026
The U.S. Army says it plans to field an extended-range version of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) that runs through a competitive fly-off in fiscal 2028.