Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jan 22, 2026
From “left-of-launch” early warning to terminal defense, Pitch Black is targeted at an integrated kill web hypersonic defense system.
Jan 15, 2026
Large defense companies and startups alike are challenging the de facto duopoly of Northrop Grumman and L3Harris-owned Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Jan 14, 2026
Upcoming European Defense Fund-backed projects will validate hypersonic glide vehicle data while narrowing Europe’s options for a future interceptor.
Jan 13, 2026
Wars in Iran and Ukraine have convinced Singapore that airpower is no longer business as usual.
Jan 09, 2026
A look at why Operation Absolute Resolve has implications far beyond Venezuela.
May 13, 2026
Avio sees rising demand for rocket motors driven by missile stockpile depletion and prepares for P160C booster flights on Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets.
May 12, 2026
The stand-up and operation of a notional Golden Dome missile defense architecture would cost about $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report.
May 12, 2026
British defense startup Rotron Aerospace says it successfully launched and flown its SkyLance one-way effector.
May 12, 2026
DARPA's Sprint project develops a high-speed tiltrotor to address contested logistics and runway vulnerabilities with advanced V/STOL technology.
May 12, 2026
Thales and ArianeGroup have flown the ground-launched FLP-T 150 missile in support of France’s desire to field such a weapon to quickly employ conventional warheads.
May 11, 2026
Turkey is planning to add defensive electronic warfare capabilities to its Steel Dome air defense umbrella.
May 11, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to soon move forward on the acquisition of ground-launched prototypes for a low-cost, supersonic counter-air missile.
May 11, 2026
AIRO Group revealed plans on May 11 to produce the RQ-70 Dainn uncrewed aircraft system as a follow-on to the company’s smaller, hand-launched RQ-35.