Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

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.
May 15, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 14, 2020
Counter-hypersonic option reemerges five years after MDA Passed On THAAD-ER Proposal.
May 12, 2020
Boeing’s latest F/A-18; Japanese military space unit; Hungary missile request OK’d; Indian chief pushes for more “Make in India”
May 08, 2020
The Pacific Air Force aims to streamline base defense logistics with the Agile Combat Employment strategy in WestPac Rumrunner exercise.
Aug 28, 2025
The U.S. Navy is now planning to field two key long-range missiles for its aircraft by fall of 2026, a further delay to both programs
Aug 28, 2025
Aselsan is making a $1.5 billion investment in new facilities to support development of Turkey's Steel Dome air defense system and increase production capacity.
Aug 28, 2025
Saab is in talks with potential customers over the sale of a new, low-cost counter-drone interceptor that aims to fill a gap between gun-based air defenses and more expensive missiles.
Aug 27, 2025
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) wants to rush a new interceptor through development.
Aug 27, 2025
A 12-country consortium plans to start developing a major new variant of the RIM-162 Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM).
Aug 26, 2025
Lockheed Martin passed the first hurdle in a competition to supply a long-range missile for U.S. Army infantry units, the company said on Aug. 26.
Aug 26, 2025
Ukraine is set to start receiving the first long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States by the beginning of next month.
Aug 26, 2025
India says it used a high-energy laser to down a drone as part of the first live-fire tests of its Integrated Air Defense Weapon System.