Missile Defense & Weapons Analysis

Jan 06, 2020
U.S. MDA is focused on intercepting shorter-range threats.
Jan 01, 2020
Tricky parachuting maneuvers, Russian mid-air refueling, a farewell flight and a missile shot make this gallery worth a look.
Dec 23, 2019
From armed scouts to air taxis, vertical flight was one of the most active sectors of the aerospace industry in 2019. Here are some of the milestones…
Dec 19, 2019
Indigenous fighter development and F-35 acquisition figure heavily in South Korea’s 2020 defense budget, which will rise faster than GDP.
Dec 19, 2019
Though tensions with Pakistan remain high, New Delhi is struggling to spend more to modernize.
Nov 18, 2022
A Pentagon official says she doubts Iran’s recent claim to have built a maneuvering hypersonic missile.
Nov 18, 2022
The French Air Force wants to build an initial SEAD/DEAD capability on Rafale by 2030 through the F4 capability upgrade.
Nov 17, 2022
Ukraine Foreign Minster Dmytro Kuleba on Nov. 17 revived calls for the U.S. government to provide Patriot air defense systems.
Nov 16, 2022
Turboprop light attack aircraft could be a partial alternative answer to Ukraine’s air-defense needs as the country battles a growing threat of low-cost Iranian-made loitering munitions.
Nov 16, 2022
Representatives of almost 50 nations have pledged to continue helping Ukraine strengthen its air- and defense-missile systems during a Pentagon-led meeting.
Nov 16, 2022
Japan is mulling a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites to help it track modern hypersonic ballistic missiles, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun has reported.
Nov 16, 2022
The statement is the first official acknowledgment that the strike near the Polish village of Przewodow on Nov. 15 was not an errant or intentional attack by Russia.
Nov 15, 2022
Explosions on Polish territory near the Ukrainian border on Nov. 15 triggered an emergency meeting of Poland’s security cabinet amidst disputed claims of errant or intentional Russian missile strikes on the NATO member.