Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jun 26, 2020
Two factors caused the first pre-production aircraft accident just before the fighter was to be delivered to the Russian military.
Jun 26, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 22, 2020
An AESA radar has been in Eurofighter road map for more than a decade, but partner nations have been reluctant to make the investment.
Jun 19, 2020
U.S. Navy fixes EMALS issue; AARGM-ER clears design review; Germany reviews P-3 replacements; China’s quantum key advancement.
Jun 18, 2020
Satellites and interceptors for hypersonic defense are in development, but fielding strategy remains mostly unfunded.
Nov 21, 2025
The UK says it will spend £316 million ($412 million) more on the MBDA DragonFire laser air defense systems.
Nov 20, 2025
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Rafael to boost production of Iron Dome air defense equipment.
Nov 20, 2025
Diehl says it has bought Rheinmetall’s share of AIM, a missile component supplier.
Nov 20, 2025
Washington has approved Japan’s request to acquire RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Increment II glide munitions, better known as the StormBreaker.
Nov 20, 2025
Canada is heading to the European Space Agency’s triennial financing meeting with a wad of cash.
Nov 19, 2025
The long-duopolistic solid rocket motor market dominated by Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne is transforming into a competitive multiplayer industry.
Nov 18, 2025
Germany’s Diehl and Lockheed Martin have signed a partnership agreement to cooperate to try to jointly win naval air defense deals
Nov 18, 2025
MBDA plans to develop loitering munitions in the UAE through a partnership with French startup Fly-R and the Tawazun Council for Defense Enablement.