Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Feb 26, 2021
Digital manufacturing trend yields new experimental, air-launched UAS at Lockheed’s rapid prototyping house.
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.
Jan 13, 2026
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.
Jan 13, 2026
NATO has contracted Turkish defense electronics firm Havelsan to deliver software that will manage part of the alliance's command-and-control and communications architecture.
Jan 13, 2026
The United Arab Emirates' defense company Edge Group plans to build loitering munitions in Spain as part of a production partnership with local supplier Indra.
Jan 13, 2026
The U.S. military plans to spend $1 billion to take an ownership stake in a future L3Harris Technologies spin-off focused on solid rocket motor production for tactical missiles.
Jan 12, 2026
X-Bow Systems on Jan. 12 announced it has completed preliminary design review of its new Mk-72 and Mk-104 solid rocket motors.
Jan 12, 2026
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman $233 million to manufacture a new lightweight torpedo to be launched from the service’s fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
Jan 12, 2026
Israel has rarely shied away from defense industrial challenges, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to wean the country off U.S. military financing support sets the bar at a new level.
Jan 12, 2026
Sweden is planning to invest a further $1.6 billion in air defense capability focused on protecting cities and civilian infrastructure.