Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The requirements for the Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) missile call for a small, cheap alternative to an advanced cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. government has given the green light to a potential sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) to the Netherlands.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The only air-launched missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle in the Pentagon’s weapons road map sports a history as up and down as its skip-glide trajectory.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Saudi officials say a Patriot battery shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles in 48 sec. in an illustration of the rapid advancements the country's armed forces have made.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sash Tusa
Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. forces struck the Houthi missile as it was being prepared to launch at an unidentified aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A request for information for the Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) released on Jan. 30 by the USAF weapons directorate reveals minimum requirements.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) in late January passed its preliminary design review (PDR) on an accelerated schedule.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
At the heart of the system will be the Diehl IRIS-T surface-launched medium-range missile fire units,.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea’s General Missile Bureau has announced that it fired a new “strategic cruise missile” for the first time on Jan. 24.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK is set to upgrade the Sea Viper air defense system that equips its Type 45 destroyers to enable improved capabilities against ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
German lawmakers have approved €1.23 billion ($1.34 billion) in funding for the development of a new mobile short-range air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Congressional leaders are planning to increase oversight of the U.S. Air Force’s massive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) modernization program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s DragonFire laser directed energy demonstration weapon has been tested against aerial targets for the first time.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Defense Ministry (JMOD) has signed on to acquire Raytheon RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles through the Foreign Military Sales process.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has packed more capability into its BriteCloud expendable active decoy, giving it the ability to swap data from the aircraft’s self-protection suite.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has committed to joining the development program for PrSM Increments 3 and 4, which will see the missile reach a range of around 1,000 km (620 mi.).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France will provide additional Scalp air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron has declared.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense contractor Edge Group has secured agreements with Turkish UAS manufacturer Baykar to integrate Edge-developed munitions onto Baykar’s UAS.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Swan Atlantic was the first in a monthlong string of Houthi attacks using a recently acquired arsenal of anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The USAF and Northrop Grumman recently conducted a live, static-fire test of the second-stage SRM for the LGM-35A Sentinel ground-based strategic deterrent.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has claimed a successful test firing of a new, solid-fueled, intermediate-range ballistic missile carrying a maneuverable warhead on Jan. 14.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian government has confirmed it will acquire an unspecified number of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian commanders claim to have downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning platform.
Budget, Policy & Operations