Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Mar 23, 2023
A long-awaited transfer of Polish and Slovakian MiGs will help restore Ukrainian air force capacity, but they add few needed capabilities.
Mar 23, 2023
A five-year-old plan to in-source major airpower capabilities is threatened by political, economic and industrial forces.
Mar 08, 2023
A plan emerges to establish weapons-making capacity in Australia, starting with perhaps a new production order for Ukraine.
Mar 07, 2023
Australia is planning its future military expansion as it seeks to fend off the widening influence of China and build its defense industrial capabilities.
Mar 01, 2023
A decades-old concept for a ubiquitous battlefield network concept is starting to become reality.
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.
Feb 23, 2026
Emirati defense group Edge has signed an MOU with Safran on the potential joint development and production of air-to-ground weapon systems.
Feb 23, 2026
Diehl Defense is looking to revive its counter-drone ambition by relaunching its mobile kinetic defense vehicle with new intercept capabilities.
Feb 23, 2026
France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK have agreed to pursue lower-cost air defense interceptors jointly.