Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis
Aug 16, 2021
A key test for the U.S. Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon has been postponed for several months, adding a new wrinkle to the tightly choreographed plan to introduce the land-based missile in fiscal 2023, program officials say.
Aug 13, 2021
Contractors vying to develop the future system that would defend the U.S. against intercontinental ballistic missiles say they can meet the aggressive schedule being pushed by military leaders.
Aug 13, 2021
The four-star admiral urged industry to deliver systems on time as the U.S. faces two peer, nuclear-capable forces for the first time.
Aug 12, 2021
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has reopened a sources-sought process for the Screaming Arrow hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator nearly five…
Aug 11, 2021
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA—Lockheed Martin will build the first rocket-boosted hypersonic gliders for the U.S. Air Force at the Skunk Works facilities here…
Aug 11, 2021
Lockheed Martin has confirmed a secret customer has ordered the Speed Racer flight vehicle that the Skunk Works unveiled a year ago as a technology demonstrator.
Aug 10, 2021
The U.S. Army’s next installment of Project Convergence—an experiment that seeks to link disparate military platforms—will involve all three services and focus on maximizing the use of data and sharing it across the joint force, according to the deputy commander of Army Futures Command.
Aug 09, 2021
Italy is committing funding to the Tempest Future Combat Air System as part of an uptick in the country’s national defense spending.