Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Oct 07, 2020
The 17,000-sq.-ft. “Engineering, Manufacturing and Development" facility in Camden, Arkansas, replaces a former large solid rocket motor plant near Sacramento, California.
Oct 07, 2020
A simple calculation of the flight time and the distance provided by the Russian government shows an average flight speed of Mach 4.9. The statement released by the Kremlin also said the missile’s maximum speed exceeded Mach 8 during the flight
Oct 05, 2020
A Russian military flight test center celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sept. 29 by publishing a video showing the flight of a group of four Su-57 fighters, one of which carried two R-77M medium-range air-to-air missiles that had not been seen before.
Oct 02, 2020
The U.S. is shifting its irregular warfare strategy to a broader approach that includes information warfare and gray zone operations to counter China, Iran and Russia, a Pentagon official says.
Oct 02, 2020
The broad agency announcement (BAA) released on Sep.t 28 adds to a flurry of activity by MDA over the past two years as the agency builds a layered hypersonic defense weapon system from scratch.
Oct 01, 2020
The test event at White Sands Missile Range makes up for a failed intercept attempt earlier this year using the same radar and interceptor systems.
Oct 01, 2020
The Switchblade 600 is designed to fly about 40 km in 20 min., then loiter in the target area for another 20 min.
Sep 30, 2020
The Army ordered the Iron Dome systems in August 2019 to plug a gap in defenses against cruise missiles while it continues to shop for a permanent solution.