Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jun 04, 2021
U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.
Jun 04, 2021
Four years after entering a prototyping phase, the Pentagon is ready to move an expanding group of hypersonic weapons into production.
May 27, 2021
Russian S-500 production; combatant chief supports tanker retirements; UK chooses U.S. weapon; South Korean missile development.
May 26, 2021
New life extension program for 32-year-old Trident II D5 aims to keep the submarine-launched ballistic missile in the inventory to 2084
May 25, 2021
A short-term debate over replacing the Minuteman III has raised fundamental questions about the land-based leg of the nuclear triad.
Sep 09, 2025
Electro Optic Systems is looking to up the kill rate of its new counter-drone laser system to address the growing focus of armed forces on fighting UAS swarms.
Sep 09, 2025
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is steadily introducing adaptive software technologies as a key enabler of its sense-strike operations.
Sep 09, 2025
Austrian uncrewed helicopter maker Schiebel is getting into the armed drone business, unveiling two new Camcopter systems.
Sep 08, 2025
MBDA says it is in talks with potential customers to demonstrate a new low-cost, long-range cruise missile concept potentially before year's end.
Sep 08, 2025
MBDA is exploring how it will respond to a UK requirement for a tactical ballistic missile.
Sep 08, 2025
About three yeas after first unveiling the idea of a glide-weapon spinoff of its Spear air-to-ground missile, MBDA says it is now moving with pace to bring the munition to market.
Sep 08, 2025
The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Sep 08, 2025
Applied Research Associations (ARA) will lead development of a Next Generation Penetrator prototype munition for the U.S. Air Force.