Missile Defense & Weapons

After a decade of emphasis on the air force, priorities may shift to the navy and strategic missile forces.

A blueprint that could define a dramatic shift in the U.S. approach to airpower after 2030 could emerge next year

Counter-drone systems continue to proliferate on the market, but tech and operational challenges in countering UAS have not yet been fully surmounted, a new study says.

NATO’s London meeting in December exposed deep divisions among alliance members.

The USAF’s bidding deadline for the $85 billion contract to develop the GBSD missile passed on Dec. 13 with no offer from Boeing, leaving Northrop Grumman as expected as the sole bidder.

The USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center was responsible for rapidly buying the medium-range, ground-launched ballistic missile that traveled more than 310.6 mi. Dec. 12 from Vandenberg AFB in California.

Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens

The U.S. military on Dec. 12 lofted an intermediate-range, ground-launched ballistic missile traveling more than 500 km.

BIRD Aerosystems has launched a compact version of its all-in-one AeroShield POD for medium-size business jets.

Boeing has been awarded a $1 billion contract to upgrade NATO’s fleet of E-3A Sentry airborne early warning aircraft.

Russia’s military gave U.S. nuclear weapon inspectors a first, close-up look at the Avangard missile with the hypersonic glide vehicle over the last three days, according to state-owned wire service TASS.

An Emirati and South African joint venture building precision guidance kits for dumb bombs is working on a range extension program to be able to reach targets well in excess of 120 km (75 mi.).

With the Convair B-58 Hustler making its debut on the cover, Aviation Week published its 24 th annual Air Power inventory in the Feb 25, 1957 issue.