Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jun 13, 2022
NASA takes on UAP study; Three-way weapon competition; Gray Wolf development slows; AFRL building “virtual range” for directed energy
Jun 06, 2022
In recent years, Turkey has proved to be a mercurial, if not problematic, partner.
Jun 02, 2022
Dutch to buy more F-35s, MQ-9s; U.S. awards Stinger missile deal; Japan may open weapons sales; and CAE seeks F-35 training centers.
May 26, 2022
Test flights of Australian-built scramjet-powered drone targets technology for space launch system and hypersonic defense applications.
May 24, 2022
France and Spain have committed to an upgrade that will keep Airbus’ Tiger relevant until the 2050s. However, Germany has yet to follow.
Oct 27, 2025
Polish defense company PGZ has teamed up with Anduril to potentially produce the latter’s Barracuda low-cost cruise missile in Poland.
Oct 27, 2025
Castelion announced Oct. 24 it has received multiple contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic weapon system onto existing U.S. Army and Navy platforms.
Oct 27, 2025
Russia has completed another test of a cruise missile powered by a nuclear propulsion system, but Western experts remain unimpressed.
Oct 27, 2025
An MBDA-led team working on the development of a hypersonic interceptor missile has downselected two of the most promising concepts.
Oct 27, 2025
Kratos Defense will use the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s MACH-TB program.
Oct 24, 2025
Denmark has chosen not to acquire the Israel Aerospace Industries Barak MX surface-to-air missile system after it was shortlisted as an option for medium-range air defense.
Oct 24, 2025
France and Germany have committed to field a space-based missile warning system by 2030, seeking to plug Europe's capability gap.
Oct 23, 2025
The U.S. Army has a demonstration planned for next year near Hawaii in which the service will launch almost 200 balloons and other high-altitude systems.