The U.S. Missile Defense Agency seeks to field an “interim capability” against hypersonic glide vehicles by 2029 as the Glide Phase Interceptor slides to 2035.
The American military engages targets first with the longest-range interceptor available—the most effective, but also the most costly, a Pentagon official says.
The U.S. Army has deployed its new ground-launched cruise missile capability for the first time, setting up the mid-range capability (MRC) in the Philippines for an exercise.
Switzerland’s Federal Council has given the green light for the country to join the European Sky Shield Initiative to strengthen ground-based air defenses.
The award represents a breakthrough into solid rocket propulsion for Ursa Major, and comes as the Pentagon faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.
A U.S. government pressure campaign has yet to produce visible results for Russia to drop alleged plans to eventually launch a co-orbital space weapon.
The Space Development Agency is considering a change to its requirements for optical communications terminal for its data transport satellite constellation.
Norway is to spend an extra 600 billion krone ($56 billion) on defense over the next 12 years, building up a stronger navy and ground-based air defenses.
The ANZAC class frigate HMAS Stuart and a Boeing E-7 Wedgetail supported the successful test of the Dual II Software Upgrade version of the SM-6 interceptor.
