Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Sep 11, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 11, 2020
U.S. Army’s new MQ-1 payload; Northrop wins $13 billion for next ICBM; MH-60 floorboard fix; and U.S. Marines’ UK carrier exercise.
Sep 09, 2020
After decades of fundamental research, AFRL readies rotating detonation engine concepts for potential missile, engine and rocket roles.
Sep 03, 2020
HAWC tests to resume; Opening MQ-9 possibilities; Phased-array antenna for satellites tested; Will Greece buy Rafale?
Aug 28, 2020
A look at a dozen airborne platforms operated by the Russian defense ministry.
Sep 22, 2025
GE Aerospace has demonstrated two different rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines—a missile-scale ramjet and a dual-mode ramjet for high-speed aircraft.
Sep 22, 2025
Pratt & Whitney is developing a new family of scalable engines targeting the emerging market of Collaborative Combat Aircraft and cruise missiles.
Sep 19, 2025
Northrop Grumman and Taiwan’s NCSIST have agreed to explore collaboration on air and missile defense modernization for the country's National Defense Ministry.
Sep 19, 2025
Taiwan’s AIDC says it is not abandoning its crewed aircraft ambitions, including a next-generation fighter, even as the company pivots to support UAS.
Sep 18, 2025
Nuclear-armed Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense pact that declares that any aggression against one of the countries will be considered aggression against both.
Sep 18, 2025
A tie-up between Kratos Defense and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology has produced the Mighty Hornet-IV loitering munition.
Sep 18, 2025
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has unveiled the Strong Bow ballistic missile defense system at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 2025.
Sep 17, 2025
Iron Beam prime contractor Rafael, along with the Israeli Air Force and the Directorate of Defense Research & Development, have completed weeks of testing in southern Israel.