Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A bizarre, five-day saga revealed a new Chinese spy program, possible advances in light-than-air technology and new high-altitude skills for the F-22.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has kept its skies contested using a collection of internationally donated systems, though experts warn of donors’ complacency.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Piotr Butowski
Signs indicate that Russian Kh-101 stocks are running low.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Defensive preparations in the center of Moscow perhaps reveal a new Russian respect for homegrown weapons being fielded by Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Pentagon and White House officials are sharing more details about the balloon as an effort continues to collect debris.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Angus Batey
Historic electronic systems facility in Rochester needs funding for modernization.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. troops in the Middle East turn to new tech and adapted missile defenses to help protect bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Bell Textron is developing military modification kits for its commercial helicopters, targeting nations with urgent security needs but limited defense budgets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A program to develop, field and sustain 300 ballistic missiles with maneuverable reentry vehicles over a 20-year period would cost $13.4 million, CBO says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France and Italy are jointly purchasing nearly 700 Aster surface-to-air missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Defense against both North Korean and potentially Chinese ballistic missiles are among Seoul and Tokyo’s top defense priorities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The program should be considered the “most successful hypersonic air breathing flight test program in U.S. history,” DARPA says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army in the next two months will award multiple large contracts to replenish its stocks of critical munitions that have been sent to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon Technologies will merge its two defense divisions under the Raytheon brand.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The solicitation comes four months after the DIU solicited for a modular payload that can be demonstrated at hypersonic speeds within 18 to 24 months.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
The agreement comes as research and development intensifies in the U.S. to catch up with hypersonic weapons developments by both China and Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
The Super Interceptor must confront masses of cruise missiles but also include a high-performance air-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley announced the latest tranche of military equipment for Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. will send up to $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Point Blank system was developed by IAI’s Elta business.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Tokyo is developing a cruise missile with an interchangeable warhead.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Threats from North Korean missiles, China and Russia drive new push in uncrewed aircraft and strike capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps will field the Kongsberg/Raytheon Naval Strike Missile over the next two years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Despite as many as 640 aircraft losses for the U.S., Japan and Taiwan in one scenario, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is more likely than not to fail, CSIS says.
Budget, Policy & Operations