Featured in Missile DefenseBYEmma HelfrichMay 12, 2022ShareTruck-Mounted Brimstone Missile Launcher Emerges In UkraineA highly advanced anti-armor missile paired with just about the simplest improvised launch platform imaginable is a very deadly combo. BYEmma HelfrichMay 12, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022ShareNorway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To UkraineNorway gifted over 100 Mistral missiles to Ukraine, which now has the most diverse short-range SAM arsenal on earth. BYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022Share‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic WeaponsA new concept for hypersonic missile defense seeks to turn the tables and use the weapons’ extreme speeds against them. BYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021ShareNo, Russia’s S-550 Missile Defense System Hasn’t Been FieldedOne Russian state media outlet has contradicted bombastic claims from another about the state of the still-nebulous S-550. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2021ShareSaudi Arabia Is Running Out Of Patriot Missiles In Its Conflict With The HouthisThe Saudis need to restock their depleted Patriot Missile arsenal due to constant ballistic missile barrages from Houthi forces in Yemen. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021ShareChina’s Mysterious Hypersonic Weapon Can Stay In Orbit According To Space Force GeneralThe ability to keep a nuclear-armed hypersonic glide vehicle in orbit for a prolonged period of time makes for a far more unpredictable threat. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 23, 2021ShareChina’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why (Updated)The mystery surrounding China’s hypersonic vehicle test last summer has deepened after the craft reportedly launched its own projectile. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareDecommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense NeedsMooring retired Ticonderoga class cruisers around Guam could offer an efficient way to greatly expand the island’s missile defense umbrella. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareSurface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A CrisisGrowing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareChina’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)The system could give China the ability to strike any target on Earth unpredictably, but so far Beijing is acting like the test didn’t happen. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareChina Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: ReportSuch a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareSurface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War CarriersThe Sea Phoenix air defense system would have ported the weapons system from the F-14 Tomcat onto Navy flattops. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021ShareGigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship DevelopmentThe hangar, which is one of the largest on earth, sits among remote missile defense and anti-satellite development installations. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021ShareSpace Force Plans To Place New Early Warning Satellites Into Non-Traditional Orbits Closer To EarthThe Space and Missile Systems Center is looking to Medium Earth Orbit for a new layer of missile detection satellites planned for 2022. BYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021Share12
BYEmma HelfrichMay 12, 2022ShareTruck-Mounted Brimstone Missile Launcher Emerges In UkraineA highly advanced anti-armor missile paired with just about the simplest improvised launch platform imaginable is a very deadly combo. BYEmma HelfrichMay 12, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022ShareNorway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To UkraineNorway gifted over 100 Mistral missiles to Ukraine, which now has the most diverse short-range SAM arsenal on earth. BYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022Share‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic WeaponsA new concept for hypersonic missile defense seeks to turn the tables and use the weapons’ extreme speeds against them. BYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021ShareNo, Russia’s S-550 Missile Defense System Hasn’t Been FieldedOne Russian state media outlet has contradicted bombastic claims from another about the state of the still-nebulous S-550. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2021ShareSaudi Arabia Is Running Out Of Patriot Missiles In Its Conflict With The HouthisThe Saudis need to restock their depleted Patriot Missile arsenal due to constant ballistic missile barrages from Houthi forces in Yemen. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021ShareChina’s Mysterious Hypersonic Weapon Can Stay In Orbit According To Space Force GeneralThe ability to keep a nuclear-armed hypersonic glide vehicle in orbit for a prolonged period of time makes for a far more unpredictable threat. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 23, 2021ShareChina’s Hypersonic Mystery Weapon Released Its Own Payload And Nobody Knows Why (Updated)The mystery surrounding China’s hypersonic vehicle test last summer has deepened after the craft reportedly launched its own projectile. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021ShareDecommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense NeedsMooring retired Ticonderoga class cruisers around Guam could offer an efficient way to greatly expand the island’s missile defense umbrella. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareSurface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A CrisisGrowing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareChina’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)The system could give China the ability to strike any target on Earth unpredictably, but so far Beijing is acting like the test didn’t happen. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareChina Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: ReportSuch a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareSurface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War CarriersThe Sea Phoenix air defense system would have ported the weapons system from the F-14 Tomcat onto Navy flattops. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021ShareGigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship DevelopmentThe hangar, which is one of the largest on earth, sits among remote missile defense and anti-satellite development installations. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 14, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021ShareSpace Force Plans To Place New Early Warning Satellites Into Non-Traditional Orbits Closer To EarthThe Space and Missile Systems Center is looking to Medium Earth Orbit for a new layer of missile detection satellites planned for 2022. BYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021Share
