Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jul 02, 2025
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is looking to modernize against a wide, growing array of threats, from new ballistic missiles to next-generation fighters.
Jun 27, 2025
The UK committed to F-35A nuclear-capable aircraft and joined others in Europe in signaling a greater burden-sharing role in NATO.
Jun 27, 2025
Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.
Jun 25, 2025
The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as editors assess the operation in Iran.
Jun 18, 2025
Listen in as editors at the Paris Air Show break down Israel's latest offensive and how that country's defense companies have been walled off here at the show.
Mar 19, 2026
The Defense Department has tapped Rocket Lab to launch its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket 20 times in four years.
Mar 19, 2026
A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-35 was forced to make an emergency landing at a Middle East base following a combat mission over Iran on March 19.
Mar 19, 2026
London wants to buy more Thales air defense missiles to aid Gulf allies drawn into the Iran war and convened talks with industry to see what more could be done.
Mar 18, 2026
Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch plans to develop an air-breathing variant of its rocket-powered Mach 5-plus Talon vehicle.
Mar 18, 2026
The U.S. homeland will face a dramatic rise in long-range missile threats over the next 10 years.
Mar 18, 2026
The UK government says it is progressing with the development of a new family of long-range, conventionally armed missiles with Germany.
Mar 18, 2026
BAE Systems has revealed more details about its new, rapidly developed anti-drone defense software system.
Mar 18, 2026
Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.