Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK should consider acquiring U.S.-developed hypersonic weapons until it can fully resource nationally developed weapons, a think tank says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Houthi missile did not appear to be intercepted over Israeli territory after slipping through Israel’s long-range ballistic missile defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The British government has awarded BAE Systems a £60 million ($78 million) contract to develop a more capable version of the Sting Ray torpedo.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The NATO SeaSparrow Consortium has awarded BAE Systems Australia a contract to increase the production of Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Blk. 2 components.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Byron Callan
The Russia-Ukraine war and what comes next in Russia will remain major factors shaping defense markets in this decade and beyond.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A Raytheon/Northrop Grumman team tested an advanced solid rocket motor featuring a propellant grain geometry optimized for long-range, hypersonic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A request for information (RFI) calls for demonstrating a prototype of the eXtended Range Counter-sUAS (XRC) missile within five years of a contract award .
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Anduril has revealed plan to challenge defense prime contractors with a long-range munition portfolio.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
From trainers to missiles, Japan is putting money behind efforts to build a military with more punch.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force and U.S. Navy have fielded the latest version of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo and WB aim to cooperate on autonomous air systems and loitering munitions equipped with artificial intelligence and swarm capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Newly-released documents reveal plans for a series of experimental flight tests to assess potential upgrades to the Northrop Grumman LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved Singapore's acquisition of the RTX AIM-120C-8 Amraam under a $133 million Foreign Military Sales contract.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The UK plans to send a further 650 Thales Lightweight Multirole Missiles to Ukraine to bolster the country’s ability to battle Russian forces.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
Seoul is set to acquire WB Electronic's Warmate 1 to promptly bolster its loitering munitions capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian government has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace to acquire the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the RAAF's F-35A fleet.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
To help the FLRAA and its occupants survive, the Army plans an array of passive and active countermeasures.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
In its budget proposal, the Defense Ministry is requesting funds to modernize the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE), Tokyo's answer to NORAD.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The new domestically developed weapon is called Palyanytsia, the name of a popular Ukrainian loaf of bread,.
Missile Defense & Weapons

The new configuration increases first-stage peak thrust levels by more than half compared to Trident C4 version, but the thrust upgrade is a secondary goal.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Canberra will invest A$850 million alongside Kongsberg to build a factory for local production of Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Technology startup Ares Industries emerged from stealth mode on Aug. 20 with a plan to develop an extremely low-cost anti-ship missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved Seoul's request to purchase 36 Boeing AH-64E combat helicopters, which would double South Korea's Apache fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons