Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency and MBDA have agreed to jointly explore innovative and low-cost solutions for countering UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
High-speed test company Stratolaunch has officially confirmed that its air-launched Talon TA-2 vehicle successfully exceeded Mach 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force will review proposals for new air-to-air missiles that are low cost, technically mature and ready to enter production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An undisclosed hypersonic missile test on April 25 validated the launch mechanism for the U.S. Navy Conventional Prompt Strike weapon program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has turned to Portuguese UAS company Tekever for its first operational fleet of autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hegseth has instructed the U.S. Army to put more urgency into key weapons programs and alter some of its structure, including in aviation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The EU says 12 of its member states have formally said they want to take advantage of an “escape clause” on spending limits to boost outlays for defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The $18 billion Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program led by Lockheed Martin fell 18 months behind schedule this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The European Union says it will invest in the local development of next-generation stealth materials and future dogfighting missile technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has awarded Hanwha Systems a contract to design and develop a multifunction radar for the country’s Low Altitude Missile Defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy took the first step in a fast-tracked acquisition process for a nuclear-tipped cruise missile on April 28.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Romania has been given approval to acquire another Patriot air defense system that will replace another that was donated to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy is expanding what aircraft may start employing advanced expendable decoys.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An Indian military laboratory passed a milestone toward development of a hypersonic cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. military staged a test of an unknown, large missile launched on a steep trajectory from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida, on April 25.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Congressional Budget Office is forecasting a sharp rise in the Pentagon’s spending to maintain and modernize its nuclear arsenal.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Thales will look to 2026 defense budgets in Europe to get a better sense of the speed at which words transform into real money, CFO Pascal Bouchiat says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Northrop Grumman lost an extra $477 million on early B-21 production, raising red ink on the first five annual lots of fixed-price contracts to over $2 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Startup Beehive Industries is on track to start ground tests of its additively manufactured Frenzy engine next month, ahead of planned altitude tests with AFRL.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The imminent kickoff of the Enduring High-Energy Laser program gives industry a platform to mainstream directed-energy technology.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
DARPA launched a program on April 17 to develop a new solid rocket motor with a burn surface area that can be altered after manufacturing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The explosion that destroyed a Northrop Grumman solid rocket motor facility in Utah will not impact the company’s operations related to the Sentinel ICBM.
Missile Defense & Weapons