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
The U.S. Space Force expects to award contracts for space-based midcourse interceptors in February.
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.