Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Sep 29, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.
Sep 25, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 18, 2020
Aviation Week editors discuss the roots of the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance program, its use of digital engineering to speed development and some of the obstacles it may face in the future.
Sep 11, 2020
The Netherlands has begun to hunt for a new medium-range air defense system to replace its Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System II.
Sep 11, 2020
Saab’s new air-launched decoy missile leans heavily on Finnish telecommunications expertise.
Nov 08, 2024
AVIC has unveiled a new class of large uncrewed combat aerial system designed to deliver both strike munitions and miniature drone swarms.
Nov 07, 2024
The M-LRPSM launcher must be integrated on a vehicle used by an Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Nov 06, 2024
Saab plans to fly an artificial intelligence aid developed by Helsing on the Gripen E combat aircraft.
Nov 06, 2024
The program is currently in the assessment and risk reduction phase.
Nov 06, 2024
Military spending rose 14% over President Biden’s four-year term to $841.4 billion in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bill signed into law last December.
Nov 05, 2024
Italy has exercised an option to study the integration of the Naval Cruise Missile system on its FREMM frigates, the European defense materiel agency says.
Nov 04, 2024
MBDA has unveiled the latest iteration of its Exocet submarine-launched anti-ship missile that features an engine upgrade to extend range and a seeker upgrade.
Nov 04, 2024
North Korea has announced the successful test-firing of the new Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which was launched on the morning of Nov. 1.