Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

May 01, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 30, 2020
After a late start, European industry is moving to close gap on high-speed missiles.
Apr 29, 2020
New airlifters, helicopters are bolstering German defense capabilities, but plans for fighters and ISR platforms have yet to gather pace.
Apr 27, 2020
Norway and U.S. close cooperation on missiles and propulsion is expanding into the near-hypersonic regime.
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force moves forward on LRSO and GBSD without a competitive bidding process.
Feb 06, 2023
Pentagon and White House officials are sharing more details about the balloon as an effort continues to collect debris.
Feb 01, 2023
Bell Textron is developing military modification kits for its commercial helicopters, targeting nations with urgent security needs but limited defense budgets.
Jan 31, 2023
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.
Jan 31, 2023
France and Italy are jointly purchasing nearly 700 Aster surface-to-air missiles.
Jan 31, 2023
Defense against both North Korean and potentially Chinese ballistic missiles are among Seoul and Tokyo’s top defense priorities.
Jan 30, 2023
The program should be considered the “most successful hypersonic air breathing flight test program in U.S. history,” DARPA says. 
Jan 25, 2023
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.
Jan 24, 2023
Raytheon Technologies will merge its two defense divisions under the Raytheon brand.