Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
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?
May 15, 2020
Even with an extraordinary payload of 2,000 kg, newly revealed Hyunmoo 4 can fly 800 km, and likely much farther with a smaller warhead.
Aug 14, 2025
The Missile Defense Agency is targeting a new launcher for Golden Dome under layer interceptors to be operational within two years.
Aug 13, 2025
Ursa Major and BAE Systems have completed static fires of the extended-range APKWS variant.
Aug 13, 2025
The MDA has released a solicitation for a new southern-facing radar to be operational within three years to support the Golden Dome for America missile shield.
Aug 13, 2025
Elbit CEO Bezhalel Machlis has shed further light on the company’s work to turn the Iron Beam ground-based counter-drone laser system into an airborne application.
Aug 12, 2025
Global Technical Systems unveiled the unnamed missile in an Aug. 7 post on LinkedIn.
Aug 11, 2025
Elbit Systems has secured new orders for air-launched munitions from Israel. A government official says the contract ensures “self-sufficiency in a challenging period.”
Aug 08, 2025
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has reached the acceptance and certification phase of the latest update to its Standard Missile 6 Sea-Based Terminal system.
Aug 07, 2025
Electro Optic Systems is close to securing a second order for its 100-kW-class counter-drone laser system, CEO Andreas Schwer says.