Turkey rolls out intercontinental missile with purported 6,000-km range
The ICBM would add a "crucial layer of deterrence" to Turkey's military arsenal, a defense analyst told Breaking Defense.
One big FAMMily: Air Force eyes huge boost for low-cost cruise missile
With nearly 30,000 copies envisioned, even among a spending spree for munitions, the Air Force’s Family of Affordable Mass Missile stands out.
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Why Anduril, RTX are pushing new ground-launched munition variants
“Over the past several months, it's been very clear that the priority for” Pentagon and congressional leadership “is fixing our munitions gap,” said Anduril’s Diem Salmon.
Trump: Golden Dome to cost $175 billion, will be led by Space Force’s Guetlein
President Donald Trump said the project to develop a missile defense shield should be "fully operational" before the end of his term, and claimed Canada has asked to join the project.
Mach announces deal with Army lab for vertical takeoff ‘Strategic Strike’ cruise missile
“The primary objective for Strategic Strike is to launch from beyond enemy radar range, reducing the probability of detection, and increasing launch team survivability,” the company wrote in the announcement.
MBDA reveals Anglo-French future cruise/anti-ship missile stealth and wind tunnel testing
Over the last 12 months, weapon assessment phase activities have included a first TP15 ultra Low Observable [LO] subsonic prototype missile undergoing “extreme” RF trials, and wind tunnel propulsion system testing of a RJ10 supersonic variant.
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Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones
The defense tech startup disclosed a new “Barracuda” weapon, and put on a demo for reporters where drone wingmen were controlled using voice commands.
Industry lining up to produce new supersonic cruise missile interceptor under Army IFPC program
Anduril is looking to compete as a prime contractor and subcontractor, while Boeing eyes plan to form its team.
Israel’s IAI announces new Wind Demon air-to-surface missile
The weapon is “a new generation of air-to-surface cruise missile, combining new capabilities based on years of experience in missiles and loitering munition development," Guy Bar Lev, executive vice-president and general manager of IAI’s Systems Missiles and Space Group, said.
French Army demos MBDA’s AI-powered anti-armor add-on, firm unveils new cruise missile
In a demonstration by the French Army, MBDA's new tech used video taken by one missile to detect new targets taken out by follow-on strikes.
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Europe rearms: Battle management, counter-UAS, and real AI at the edge
Mapping Europe’s modernization from the Eastern drone wall to actual artificial intelligence resident in tanks.
Industry feedback to drive cruise missile interceptor competition timeline, Army says
Earlier this year, the service unveiled tentative plans to decide who would participate in a new cruise missile interceptor competition in FY25. Industry feedback over the coming weeks could alter that date and reshape the acquisition timetable.
Israel uses F-35I to shoot down cruise missile, a first for Joint Strike Fighter
While this is the first known use of an F-35 to take down an incoming missile, the concept, at least on paper, is not new.
US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense
“There are some technical challenges to being able to share it, but ultimately, it's really an authority….We can at least pick up a phone and relay that there is a threat inbound,” Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, the deputy commander of Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central.
Marines greenlight mobile Iron Dome launcher development, seek 2025 prototype fielding
Marines have spent several years doing what the Army said it cannot do, integrating Iron Dome components into its larger air defense architecture. The USMC now has approval to continue developing its new cruise missile defense weapon.