Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Feb 18, 2021
SOCOM plans Armed Overwatch buy; GBSD moves past initial review; GE engine to power Italian helo and Denmark bolsters Arctic defenses.
Feb 17, 2021
Developed for the fighter community, Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable decoy may now find a niche in protecting UAS.
Feb 15, 2021
Vympel is funding research into a continuation of a short-range missile project shelved decades ago.
Feb 11, 2021
Although pockmarked with failures, cruise missile development is accelerating across the world.
Feb 11, 2021
Review of UH-60 crashes sought; Northrop to participate in AAR studies; Boeing wins Harpoon contract; and DARPA’s LongShot.
Nov 21, 2025
Rafael and Raytheon disclosed the contract as they inaugurated the U.S. Tamir interceptor production facility.
Nov 21, 2025
The UK says it will spend £316 million ($412 million) more on the MBDA DragonFire laser air defense systems.
Nov 20, 2025
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Rafael to boost production of Iron Dome air defense equipment.
Nov 20, 2025
Diehl says it has bought Rheinmetall’s share of AIM, a missile component supplier.
Nov 20, 2025
Washington has approved Japan’s request to acquire RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Increment II glide munitions, better known as the StormBreaker.
Nov 20, 2025
Canada is heading to the European Space Agency’s triennial financing meeting with a wad of cash.
Nov 19, 2025
The long-duopolistic solid rocket motor market dominated by Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne is transforming into a competitive multiplayer industry.
Nov 18, 2025
Germany’s Diehl and Lockheed Martin have signed a partnership agreement to cooperate to try to jointly win naval air defense deals