Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jan 09, 2023
As development starts winding down, Saab’s Gripen E unit is focusing on improving the global fleet of C/D models and starting to consider what comes next.
Dec 21, 2022
From hypersonic strike missiles to sixth-generation combat aircraft, the next waves in military aviation technology moved closer in 2022.
Nov 17, 2022
How the Pentagon’s rush to field counters to Chinese and Russian hypersonic weapons has been frustrated by compressed testing schedules.
Nov 11, 2022
Ukraine will need Western combat aircraft to resecure its skies against Russia, an examination of the air war over Ukraine concludes.
Nov 08, 2022
China’s Pterodactyl; Spirit’s secret production shop to open; U.S. GBSD under pressure; and Pacific military exercises pick up.
Mar 18, 2026
The U.S. homeland will face a dramatic rise in long-range missile threats over the next 10 years.
Mar 18, 2026
The UK government says it is progressing with the development of a new family of long-range, conventionally armed missiles with Germany.
Mar 18, 2026
BAE Systems has revealed more details about its new, rapidly developed anti-drone defense software system.
Mar 18, 2026
Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.
Mar 18, 2026
Hensoldt agreed a deal to assure critical radar component supply through 2030—a signal European defense suppliers are bullish about long-term demand.
Mar 17, 2026
The U.S. Army is weeks away from fielding its first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon battery.
Mar 17, 2026
The U.S. Army is finally taking on the procurement in addition to the operational responsibility of the THAAD system from the Missile Defense Agency.
Mar 17, 2026
The director of Golden Dome argues that cost estimates predicting huge increases to the program's price tag are fundamentally flawed.