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.
Feb 23, 2026
Emirati defense group Edge has signed an MOU with Safran on the potential joint development and production of air-to-ground weapon systems.
Feb 23, 2026
Diehl Defense is looking to revive its counter-drone ambition by relaunching its mobile kinetic defense vehicle with new intercept capabilities.
Feb 23, 2026
France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK have agreed to pursue lower-cost air defense interceptors jointly.
Feb 20, 2026
In February, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it restarted the selection process for the Korean Next Generation Destroyer program.
Feb 20, 2026
Japan’s Synspective says it secured a contract to support the country’s project to access SAR satellite data that Tokyo is acquiring through a PFI.
Feb 19, 2026
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 19 announced it had cleared the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bomb Increment II for initial operational capability.
Feb 19, 2026
U.S. Navy officials started shopping on Feb. 19 for an air-launched, long-range, anti-radiation missile that can be acquired in the hundreds every year.
Feb 19, 2026
The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.