Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A group of 15 nations led by Germany have signed an initiative to strengthen European ground-based air defense capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The launches suggest that North Korea is in the process of developing or already has the capability to develop small nuclear warheads suitable for munitions like cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Long Range Maneuvering Projectile (LRMP) is scheduled to perform the first wing-extension test during a launch test next week.
AUSA

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s much-anticipated decision on who will build its next-generation helicopter is likely to slip even more, with the service’s top officer saying it will now come in a matter of months.
AUSA

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. Foreign Military Sales rebounded to about $50 billion in fiscal 2022, driven largely by assistance to the Ukrainian military’s fight against Russia but also the world’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic and potential threats in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
AUSA

By Tony Osborne
“We know, and Russian commanders on the ground know, that their supplies and munitions are running out," the director says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is planning multiple, critical live-fire tests of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon—assessing the common hypersonic glide body, two-stage rocket motor and ground systems—as it moves toward a fielding date of late 2023.
AUSA

By Steve Trimble
A week before the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the geopolitical environment has completely changed, yet fear is rising again about a nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Anduril Industries has introduced loitering munition variants of its Altius 600 and 700 drones.
AUSA

By Tony Osborne
A multinational project led by missile manufacturer MBDA for the European Defense Industrial Development Program has further proven the ability to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight engagement of missiles using micro uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon announced on Oct. 6 that Dynetics has been selected to lead development of a Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Leidos-owned company won the contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB), the Pentagon said on Oct. 6.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) should be strengthened to address the potential proliferation of ballistic missile technology through the development of new-generation satellite launchers, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has suggested.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
France has selected MBDA’s Akeron LP air-to-ground missile to arm its future fleet of Eurodrone medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A Norwegian company has demonstrated a high-supersonic propulsion technology for missiles in two flight tests in August that were partly U.S. military-funded, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Research Laboratory obligated $835,000 on a contract with a $9.8 million ceiling to Boeing on Sept. 29 to investigate “advanced missile subsystem components."
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An upcoming first flight of a reusable hypersonic vehicle by Stratolaunch will also serve as a demonstration of a new airborne test range instrumentation system funded by the U.S. Defense Department.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The arrangements will lead to the creation of a working group that will examine if the UK and Polish armed forces could cooperate on the so-called Future Common Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
Seoul's introduction of Hyunmoo-5 (V), a short-range ballistic missile designed for retaliation against North Korean strategic installations in the event of a conflict, came as Pyongyang conducted its fifth test in the space of a week
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The sailing of the long-delayed aircraft carrier is a trial run ahead of its 2023 operational deployment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says he is encouraged by recent test successes for Lockheed Martin’s Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, despite having previously expressed concern about the program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Iranian loitering munitions and drones may be filling in for Russian combat aircraft and guided missiles in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A Raytheon/Northrop Grumman team will field the first hypersonic missile powered by an air-breathing engine by the end of fiscal 2027.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Two new-build Kongsberg and Raytheon National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) will arrive in Ukraine within the next two months.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a second yearly contract for early operational capability versions of the Precision Strike Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons