Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Jan 31, 2025
A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.
Jan 31, 2025
After President Trump signed an executive order for “Iron Dome for America,” editors discuss how an idea that dates back to the Cold War could take shape today.
Jan 17, 2025
Survivability and increased standoff head the list of priorities for long-term Air Force modernization.
Jan 16, 2025
Boeing F-15s are getting anti-ship standoff weapons as the Air Force looks to use machine learning to improve tracking of targets at sea.
Dec 20, 2024
Modernization was in the forefront, with orders for advanced fighters, uncrewed combat aircraft development and a first appearance of China’s latest combat jet.
Apr 14, 2025
Turkey’s Aselsan has adapted its Tolun glide bomb for ground launch from multiple-launch artillery systems.
Apr 10, 2025
Australia can join a growing foreign order backlog of RTX AIM-120 Amraam missiles as U.S. military orders dwindle for the medium-range air-to-air missile.
Apr 09, 2025
A new executive order calls for scrutinizing or canceling any major acquisition program that is either 15% behind schedule or 15% over budget, according to a fact sheet released by the White House on April 9.
Apr 08, 2025
General Atomics has announced a partnership with Rafael to offer a new version of the optically guided Bullseye Icebreaker cruise missile to the U.S.
Apr 08, 2025
The Space Development Agency is now accepting proposals for its next batch of missile tracking satellites, to be launched in early 2029.
Apr 08, 2025
Israeli loitering munition developer UVision has acquired competitor Trim Robotics, expanding its portfolio offering.
Apr 07, 2025
The New Zealand Ministry of Defense sets goals to rearm the country with strike capabilities and new long-endurance UAS.
Apr 07, 2025
UK and U.S. scientists have completed a series of trials in support of the UK’s domestic development of a hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator.