Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Mar 20, 2026
The record-high defense top line is intended to grow aircraft fleets, increase munition buys and bolster missile defenses.
Mar 20, 2026
The phones are ringing at defense companies from governments urgently seeking more weapons. Often, they are being put on hold.
Mar 18, 2026
European defense companies see a pot of gold under missile defense dome developments.
Mar 17, 2026
Aviation Week editors Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss the evolution and future of laser weapons that are now getting their first battlefield kills.
Mar 17, 2026
Pittsburgh-based Near Earth is flight-testing its modular autonomy system in a Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk.
Jun 15, 2026
Diehl Defense and Spanish Missile Systems have agreed to continue their relationship should their hypersonic defense weapon concept be selected for the next step in an EU-funded program.
Jun 15, 2026
Munitions assisted by Shield AI’s Hivemind software strike targets at a rate of 75% or higher in real conflicts, company President Ryan Tseng tells Aviation Week.
Jun 15, 2026
At some point in 2027, Israel is scheduled to start producing a new workhorse for the Arrow Weapon System.
Jun 15, 2026
MBDA said it plans to have a land-based version of its MdCN naval cruise missile available for customers by the end of the decade.
Jun 12, 2026
Florida-based Starfighters Space is seeing an uptick in U.S. defense interest in hypersonic defense testing.
Jun 11, 2026
France Orders Nuclear Cruise Missile, Eyeing 2035 Service Entry
Jun 11, 2026
France has announced the order for its next-generation nuclear cruise missile with MBDA, targeting service entry in 2035.
Jun 11, 2026
Consortium partners working on the European Hypersonic Defense Interceptor (HYDEF) project have settled on a single missile concept.