Missile Defense & Weapons

The U.S. Air Force soon will ask companies to propose new ideas for long-range hypersonic weapons that can be demonstrated rapidly.

Lockheed Martin has unveiled initial details of a comprehensive hypersonic missile defense system developed under a secretive initiative dubbed Pitch Black.

Parsons Corporation, a provider of technology solutions to the defense sector, has acquired Altamira Technologies from venture capital firm ClearSky.

Large defense companies and startups alike are challenging the de facto duopoly of Northrop Grumman and L3Harris-owned Aerojet Rocketdyne.

The U.S. military is opening a second acquisition track for affordable and mass-producible missiles.

The U.S. Navy wants to develop a new, compact air-to-air missile using emerging highly loaded grain solid rocket motor energetics.

Upcoming European Defense Fund-backed projects will validate hypersonic glide vehicle data while narrowing Europe’s options for a future interceptor.

A recent series of ground tests validated a rotation detonation ramjet linked to a supersonic inlet for the first time.

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.

NATO has contracted Turkish defense electronics firm Havelsan to deliver software that will manage part of the alliance's command-and-control and communications architecture.

The United Arab Emirates' defense company Edge Group plans to build loitering munitions in Spain as part of a production partnership with local supplier Indra.

The U.S. military plans to spend $1 billion to take an ownership stake in a future L3Harris Technologies spin-off focused on solid rocket motor production for tactical missiles.

Wars in Iran and Ukraine have convinced Singapore that airpower is no longer business as usual.

X-Bow Systems on Jan. 12 announced it has completed preliminary design review of its new Mk-72 and Mk-104 solid rocket motors.

The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman $233 million to manufacture a new lightweight torpedo to be launched from the service’s fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.

Israel has rarely shied away from defense industrial challenges, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to wean the country off U.S. military financing support sets the bar at a new level.

Sweden is planning to invest a further $1.6 billion in air defense capability focused on protecting cities and civilian infrastructure.

The UK says its effort to rapidly develop a conventional ballistic missile under the recently launched Project Nightfall is aimed at arming Ukraine.

Europe should establish a European Security Council to bolster its defense posture, Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius argues.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded military space launches worth $739 million to SpaceX to support future missions for the Space Development Agency and NRO.

The Indian government says its efforts to develop a homegrown air-breathing hypersonic missile have advanced with a recent ground test.

A look at why Operation Absolute Resolve has implications far beyond Venezuela.

The U.S. Army is looking for a company to integrate a new air- and ground-launched loitering munition to take out air defenses at medium range.

An industry team made up of some of the biggest names in European missile development has secured funding to develop a hypersonic glide vehicle demonstrator.

In a banner year for defense technology venture funding, C-UAS came into its own, growing faster in 2025 than any other major industry segment.