Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
May 29, 2020
U.S. federal agencies have formally petitioned the FCC to reconsider its order allowing Ligado Networks access to spectrum near GPS.
May 29, 2020
Six U.S. military bases are gearing up to receive adversary air services from industry with the possibility of a European expansion.
May 28, 2020
The arrival of Russian fighters in Syria will bolster the capabilities of Libyan National Army forces and escalate an already tense Libyan civil war.
May 22, 2020
The U.S. Air Force, in the midst of modernizing its bomber fleet, launched a competition on May 19 for 608 engines to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in business beyond 2030. Aviation Week editors Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble and Guy Norris discuss the competition and what's driving the global resurgence in platforms with firepower.
May 19, 2020
Germany is leading on taking an ethical and responsible approach to the technologies in FCAS. When will its partners follow?
Oct 04, 2024
Washington will reportedly in 2025 assess Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology's capabilities to assemble Raytheon FIM-92 Stingers.
Oct 03, 2024
All three parties—including Leidos-owned Dynetics—followed the same path to introduce the GBU-69 Small Glide Munition (SGM) nearly a decade ago.
Oct 03, 2024
Belgium, Denmark and Romania had entered preliminary discussions as of December 2023.
Oct 03, 2024
The Munitions Directorate wants information on booster rockets with a diameter up to 32 in. and length up to 275 in.
Oct 02, 2024
The South Korean military has publicly unveiled the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile, which it claims is the world’s largest ballistic missile armed with a conventional warhead.
Oct 01, 2024
The lack of major obvious damage again showed that Israeli and U.S. missile defenses intercepted the most dangerous incoming missiles from Iran.
Oct 01, 2024
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 50s finished the month with 45 flight hours with the ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) aboard.
Sep 27, 2024
The factory in England is home to the only secure facility in the UK with capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, the MOD says.