Missile Defense & Weapons

IPG Defense was at the Singapore Airshow to introduce its counter-drone capabilities to the APAC region. Dr Ben Allison, Vice President of the Defense arm of the company, tells Paul Burton about how those capabilities are expanding.

Diehl says it has secured several contracts with the German government that help underpin production ramp-up of its IRIS-T missile.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Pentagon has called for a new generation of sensor and tracker systems to guide a future constellation of space-based interceptors into incoming missiles.

Raytheon ramps up missile production, boosting capacity for Tomahawk, Amraam, SM-6, and SM-3 interceptors under new Pentagon agreements.

High-energy lasers are entering service, and a U.S. Army solicitation document breaks down the expectations for their performance.

Rafael is boosting its focus on space while it awaits a decision by the Israeli government about taking the state-owned defense technology specialist public.

ST Engineering is unveiling a family of small, soldier-class drones, including one to be armed with a small warhead for use in urban combat.

The U.S. Navy is evaluating proposals to make prototypes for an affordable, anti-ship cruise missile to provide to partner countries.

The UK defense ministry has aked MBDA to examine if the Aster surface-to-air missile can be launched from Lockheed Martin’s MK 41 vertical launch system.

Zulu Pods plans to conduct a series of ground-based altitude chamber tests of its self-contained oil tank and pump system on expendable small gas turbines.

DOD's new National Defense Strategy raises questions on the future of USAF's “North Star” ahead of what will be a transformational budget plan to come.

Singapore has selected the Saab Giraffe 1X radar to replace its Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar for low-level air defense missions.

Specter Aerospace expects to conduct flight tests of a plasma-assisted, ramjet-powered supersonic missile in 2026, followed by tests of a larger dual-mode ramjet-scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise vehicle in 2027-28.

Boeing announced Feb. 2 it picked Australian company Ferra Engineering to produce wing kits for an anti-submarine torpedo for its P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.

ST Engineering has unveiled the EagleStrike loitering munition at the Singapore Airshow.

The U.S. government has approved the potential foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin Patriot PAC-3 missile interceptors to Riyadh.

L3Harris will deliver low-cost cruise missiles to the U.S. Marine Corps by the end of the next year under a newly awarded contract worth $86.2 million.

Warsaw is acquiring 18 batteries of the San counter-drone system, developed by a consortium that includes Polish Armaments Group (PGZ).

L3Harris expects its new Missile Solutions unit, which combines Aerojet-Rocketdyne with critical missile systems, to generate $4.4 billion in revenue this year.

Lockheed Martin could quadruple production of high-altitude interceptors after signing a framework for a future agreement with the U.S. military.

Raytheon’s production output increased 20% on several critical programs last year; the company expects to significantly boost output again in 2026.

The UK Defense Ministry is opening a competition for a low-cost interceptor, echoing wider efforts among militaries to field ways to more cheaply defeat the threat from drones and loitering munitions.

The DOD is following a strict schedule to deploy an initial Golden Dome for America capability in just more than two years and an expanded architecture by 2035.

From “left-of-launch” early warning to terminal defense, Pitch Black is targeted at an integrated kill web hypersonic defense system.