Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The company has received four letters of request for price and availability for IBCS from undisclosed countries.
SMD Symposium

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and the U.S. have pledged to enhance cooperation on air and missile defense and gave details on initiatives around the Lockheed Martin GMLRS and PrSM.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
IFPC currently fires the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for ground-launched air defense.
SMD Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The Army has been progressing on LRPM with a series of tests using the Rafael-built Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile.
SMD Symposium

By Robert Wall
Germany acquired the IRIS-T SLM last year as part of a wider push to bolster its air and missile defenses in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Bulgaria looks set to join the list of European countries investing in their ground-based air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Philippines is looking to add Germany to its growing list of arms suppliers through a joint defense pact.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Pentagon civilian leaders have reversed course on support for a submarine-launched, low-yield nuclear missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The dual-thrust solid rocket motor for BlueHalo’s Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) completed several rounds of testing since being selected by the Army,
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The static test of the so-called XB-32 motor comes less than two years after X-Bow unveiled the 34.5-in.-dia. variant of the Ballesta series.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Japan and the U.S. are exploring co-production opportunities to address production capacity shortfalls on some key munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Europe is embracing integrated air and missile defenses, but can it afford it?
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon hopes sustained, high demand for the AIM-120 Amraam both domestically and abroad will drive the U.S. government to reconsider a multiyear procurement.
Farnborough Airshow

By Robert Wall
Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, CEO Yoav Tourgeman says Rafael is committed to R&D funding despite needing to ramp up production as its backlog rises.
Farnborough Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
This was the first time RAN fired the NSM since it acquired the missile in January 2023.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on July 22 announced an agreement to explore ways to collaborate with Ukraine’s Antonov on defense programs.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration’s directive to move Ukraine to the front of the line for the interceptors has been understood by other international customers.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
The £6.5 billion ($8.4 billion) contract is known as the Portfolio Management Agreement 2 (PMA2).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon UK has carried out the first firings of an anti-uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) laser envisaged for the close protection of troops on the battlefield.
Farnborough Airshow

By Steve Trimble
Israel Aerospace Industries has displayed its air-breathing cruise missile, Wind Demon, at the Farnborough Airshow for the first time.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
Congressional representatives head to Farnborough on the heels of a NATO summit that sought to increase momentum for international co-production of key weapons.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine is transitioning to the “correct side of the cost curve” in its ongoing battle to deal with Russian one-way attack UAS, a senior USAF official says.
GASCC & RIAT

By Tony Osborne
Work is underway at MBDA to enable its Spear 3 missiles to work collaboratively in a strike package under its Orchestrike system.
Farnborough Airshow

By Steve Trimble
Naval Air Systems Command published a request for information for the CAMS weapon system, seeking a missile in the same class as the Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy plans to buy active expendable BriteCloud decoys from Leonardo to improve the self-protection equipment of the F-35.
GASCC & RIAT