The Air & Missile Defense category covers systems and technologies designed to protect against airborne threats. Here you’ll find news and analysis on surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, SHORAD platforms, integrated air and missile defense networks (IADS), and counter-UAS solutions. We explore the evolution of radar, interceptors, command-and-control integration, and next-generation defensive doctrines. This section highlights how modern militaries are adapting to cruise missiles, ballistic threats, drones, and hypersonic weapons through layered defense strategies.
France’s next-generation air defense network is taking a major step forward as Thales begins full-scale production of its Ground Fire radar family. Designed to support the SAMP/T NG system under...
Ukraine’s domestically developed STING short-range air defense system achieved a key milestone during a multinational exercise in Denmark by successfully intercepting and destroying a NATO-standard drone target. The live-fire event...
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has unveiled its new BRAWLR air defense system—a modular and AI-enabled short-range air defense (SHORAD) platform designed to counter drones and other low-altitude threats. The company...
In response to the escalating threat posed by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Switzerland has initiated a procurement program aimed at acquiring a dedicated counter-mini-drone defense system. The effort reflects...
As the United States accelerates its missile defense modernization efforts—from homeland interceptors to regional systems—the strategic balance with near-peer adversaries is shifting. With Russia and China expanding their missile arsenals...
A Chinese FB-10A short-range air defense system (SHORAD) originally believed to be exported to Chad has reportedly appeared in the arsenal of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The development raises...
The U.S. Army recently carried out a live-fire gunnery exercise featuring its newest short-range air defense (SHORAD) platform—the Sgt. Stout system—marking an important milestone in the service’s modernization of mobile...
Türkiye has achieved a significant milestone in its domestic air and missile defense capabilities with the successful test-firing of the SIPER-1D long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from an indigenous vertical launch...
The recent interception and destruction of a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by a Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-35A over Polish territory marks a significant milestone in NATO’s integrated...
China has reportedly tested a new large-scale strategic radar system with capabilities reminiscent of Israel’s “Golden Dome” concept—designed to track and classify up to 1,000 incoming missiles simultaneously. This development...
