Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jun 29, 2022
A U.S. Space Force mission scheduled to launch June 30 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will kick start a three-year experiment to test a missile warning and tracking satellite prototype.
Jun 28, 2022
Berlin wants to have an electronic attack and escort jamming capability ready before the end of the decade to meet a NATO commitment.
Jun 24, 2022
A secret contract award to Israel Aerospace industries on June 13 starts a three-year program to field “Standoff In” capabilities.
Jun 20, 2022
Trials will measure ability to handle applications such as a long-range artillery shell and a Mach 4 air-launched missile.
Jun 13, 2022
NASA takes on UAP study; Three-way weapon competition; Gray Wolf development slows; AFRL building “virtual range” for directed energy
Sep 16, 2025
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon recently set a new record for longest AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile shot by a fifth-generation fighter.
Sep 16, 2025
A new layer of high-altitude platforms carrying optical tracking sensors could be added to the U.S. missile defense architecture in the future.
Sep 15, 2025
The Swedish developers of a low-cost anti-drone effector are working on a longer-range loitering munition capable of engaging targets beyond line of sight.
Sep 15, 2025
Days after Russian drone incursions into Poland and Romania, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to NATO countries to invest in his country’s low-cost interceptors.
Sep 12, 2025
President Trump’s goal of a Golden Dome to protect against a broad range of threats to the homeland is likely to cost far more than originally advertised.
Sep 12, 2025
Copenhagen plans to acquire four SAMP/T batteries, as well as four batteries of medium-range systems, the Danish Ministry of Defense announced Sept. 12.
Sep 12, 2025
The French government has disclosed a development contract with ArianeGroup for a further evolution of its M51 ballistic missile.
Sep 12, 2025
Italian rocket company Avio plans to raise $470 million in capital in part to support its ambition to establish a U.S. solid rocket motor production facility.