Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Feb 11, 2021
Review of UH-60 crashes sought; Northrop to participate in AAR studies; Boeing wins Harpoon contract; and DARPA’s LongShot.
Feb 10, 2021
Initial studies on a UK/French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon have been completed, and an assessment phase is due to follow.
Feb 09, 2021
With advanced air defense threats proliferating, the demand for advanced standoff air-launched cruise missiles is increasing.
Feb 09, 2021
A diverse mix of hypersonic and subsonic cruise missiles is now in development.
Feb 04, 2021
Eaton buying two Cobham divisions; Pentagon nominee on nuclear weapons; South Korea’s Global Hawk tussle; F-15EX flies.
Aug 27, 2025
A 12-country consortium plans to start developing a major new variant of the RIM-162 Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM).
Aug 26, 2025
Lockheed Martin passed the first hurdle in a competition to supply a long-range missile for U.S. Army infantry units, the company said on Aug. 26.
Aug 26, 2025
Ukraine is set to start receiving the first long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States by the beginning of next month.
Aug 26, 2025
India says it used a high-energy laser to down a drone as part of the first live-fire tests of its Integrated Air Defense Weapon System.
Aug 25, 2025
U.S. Navy officials canceled the service’s high-speed, air-launched, anti-ship missile program but not the goal of a missile that can defeat modern air defenses
Aug 25, 2025
York Space Systems has delivered 21 satellites ahead of the first launch of the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
Aug 24, 2025
The U.S. Navy's sixth-generation fighter program, F/A-XX, appears to regain momentum as service officials say they are ready for a downselect.
Aug 22, 2025
The U.S. Space Force plans to solicit prototype designs for space-based interceptors around Sept. 5, an Aug. 21 notice says.