North Korea announced on March 25 that it had tested a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), according to the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The two teams competing to develop the Next-Generation Interceptor—Lockheed Martin and a Northrop Grumman-Raytheon Technologies partnership—are entering an initial baseline phase that will lead into a preliminary design review for a system designed to protect the U.S. from long-range missile attacks.
The future of the ground-based air defense system formerly known as Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) appears fragile after procurement of the system by the German government was put on ice.
The anti-surface Joint Strike Missile (JSM) manufactured by Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace performed a series of successful test drops from a U.S. Air Force F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base, California in February.
The U.S. Navy on March 19 published a sources sought notice to identify potential contractors for integrating hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missiles on Zumwalt-class destroyers.
Gen. Glen VanHerck’s testimony, which was submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee, adds another detail into the public domain about the U.S. intelligence community’s analysis of China’s nuclear modernization plans.
The UK Royal Air Force has used Storm Shadow cruise missiles launched from Eurofighter Typhoons during combat for the first time, striking insurgents in Iraq.
A mass attack by land-based ballistic missiles, air-launched cruise missiles and surface- and submarine-launched cruise missiles against Guam poses a significant defensive challenge for the U.S. military.
The Philippines Navy has confirmed interest in acquiring the Indian/Russian Brahmos cruise missile as a shore-based, anti-ship weapon, according to a local report.
The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs office, which is leading the design of IRCPS and LRHW, awarded the contract to Lockheed’s Space division based in Littleton, Colorado, where 32% of the value of the contract will be performed.
IAI and SIGN4L, an EDGE subsidiary that specializes in electronic warfare, plan to create system that can identify and intercept UAS with soft- and hard-kill technology, the companies said on March 11 in a joint news release.
The status of the short-lived Screaming Arrow program changed with no official explanation, but a source familiar with the issue told Aviation Week the cancellation may be temporary.
India has carried out a successful launch and flight test of a solid-fuel ducted ramjet missile demonstrator, technology the country’s defense ministry hopes can be integrated onto long-range air-to-air missiles.
