Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Aug 13, 2026
The Pentagon is looking for more compact directed-energy systems to apply the technology more widely, including in airborne applications.
Aug 12, 2026
Boeing this week unveiled its design for the U.S. Army’s competition to build a second interceptor for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2.
Aug 12, 2026
The U.S. Army is taking steps to better protect the air defense soldiers and systems that have come under attack in the Middle East.
Aug 12, 2026
Boeing will start integration work on a major self-defense upgrade for the U.S. and Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft against missile attacks.
Aug 12, 2026
Lockheed Martin announced Aug. 12 that it had conducted the first live-fire test of its new containerized Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) launcher.
Aug 12, 2026
A competition is underway to develop the U.S. Army’s next long-range, surface-to-surface missile for potential use on the Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).
Aug 11, 2026
The command and control system now being developed to orchestrate the Golden Dome program’s future air and missile defense system for the homeland could migrate to U.S. military forces deployed overseas.
Aug 11, 2026
The head of the new Golden Dome air and missile defense shield warns that if the additional funding is not approved, the effort would likely end.