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Truck-Mounted Brimstone Missile Launcher Emerges In Ukraine

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 12, 2022
Norway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Ukraine

Norway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Ukraine

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Apr 22, 2022
‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic Weapons

‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic Weapons

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Feb 7, 2022
No, Russia’s S-550 Missile Defense System Hasn’t Been Fielded

No, Russia’s S-550 Missile Defense System Hasn’t Been Fielded

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 30, 2021
Pentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense Needs

Pentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense Needs

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 21, 2021
Saudi Arabia Is Running Out Of Patriot Missiles In Its Conflict With The Houthis

Saudi Arabia Is Running Out Of Patriot Missiles In Its Conflict With The Houthis

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 10, 2021
China’s Mysterious Hypersonic Weapon Can Stay In Orbit According To Space Force General

China’s Mysterious Hypersonic Weapon Can Stay In Orbit According To Space Force General

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 30, 2021
China’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why (Updated)

China’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 23, 2021
Decommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense Needs

Decommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense Needs

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 11, 2021
Surface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A Crisis

Surface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 19, 2021
China’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)

China’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 18, 2021
China Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: Report

China Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: Report

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 18, 2021
Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 11, 2021
Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft

Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 9, 2021
Gigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship Development

Gigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship Development

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 14, 2021
Space Force Plans To Place New Early Warning Satellites Into Non-Traditional Orbits Closer To Earth

Space Force Plans To Place New Early Warning Satellites Into Non-Traditional Orbits Closer To Earth

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jul 2, 2021