Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Sep 29, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.
Sep 25, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 18, 2020
Aviation Week editors discuss the roots of the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance program, its use of digital engineering to speed development and some of the obstacles it may face in the future.
Sep 11, 2020
The Netherlands has begun to hunt for a new medium-range air defense system to replace its Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System II.
Sep 11, 2020
Saab’s new air-launched decoy missile leans heavily on Finnish telecommunications expertise.
Jan 08, 2026
An industry team made up of some of the biggest names in European missile development has secured funding to develop a hypersonic glide vehicle demonstrator.
Jan 08, 2026
In a banner year for defense technology venture funding, C-UAS came into its own, growing faster in 2025 than any other major industry segment.
Jan 07, 2026
UK defense engineering firm Babcock has teamed with Estonia air defense startup Frankenburg Technologies to work on providing a maritime launch system.
Jan 06, 2026
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have agreed to more than triple the annual output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.
Jan 06, 2026
The Pentagon says it has agreed to boost output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to 2,000 missiles per year.
Jan 05, 2026
Germany’s Rheinmetall and missile manufacturer MBDA are to create a joint venture for naval air defense lasers.
Jan 05, 2026
Pakistan has revealed a new conventionally armed air-launched cruise missile with a range of up to 600 km (373 mi.) following a successful test of the weapon.
Jan 05, 2026
Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan says key elements of its Siper 1 long-range air and missile defense system have completed battery acceptance trials.