Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
May 28, 2020
The arrival of Russian fighters in Syria will bolster the capabilities of Libyan National Army forces and escalate an already tense Libyan civil war.
May 22, 2020
The U.S. Air Force, in the midst of modernizing its bomber fleet, launched a competition on May 19 for 608 engines to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in business beyond 2030. Aviation Week editors Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble and Guy Norris discuss the competition and what's driving the global resurgence in platforms with firepower.
May 19, 2020
Germany is leading on taking an ethical and responsible approach to the technologies in FCAS. When will its partners follow?
May 15, 2020
Even with an extraordinary payload of 2,000 kg, newly revealed Hyunmoo 4 can fly 800 km, and likely much farther with a smaller warhead.
May 15, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 26, 2023
The site selection for the $33 million facility comes three years after Raytheon and Rafael announced plans to establish a U.S. domestic manufacturing center.
Oct 26, 2023
The test countered the threat of salvo attacks by a growing Chinese arsenal that includes anti-ship DF-21 ballistic missiles and subsonic YJ-83 cruise missiles.
Oct 25, 2023
IAI is maintaining commitments to its international customers of Israeli weapon systems despite prioritizing Israeli military needs.
Oct 24, 2023
Boeing and Brisbane-based Ferra Engineering have agreed to extend their JDAM wing kit partnership through 2028.
Oct 24, 2023
The UK has been OK’d to purchase up to 3,000 Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) to equip its new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Oct 19, 2023
A U.S. destroyer downed three missiles and several drones fired from Yemen that were heading north, amid an uptick in such attacks throughout the Middle East,
Oct 19, 2023
China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force may be developing an intercontinental conventional ballistic missile capability, the Pentagon warns.
Oct 19, 2023
German lawmakers have approved the final and largest tranche of spending for the country’s purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.