US Army aiming for one more hypersonic weapon test by year’s endOne major end-to-end test stands between the Army's decision to field hypersonic weapon rounds to the first unit.By Jen Judson33 hours ago
US Air Force eyes missile defense for dispersed bases in China fightThe Air Force plans to spread out forces during a fight with China, and Gen. David Allvin wants to do more to defend dispersed bases from missile attacks.By Stephen Losey2 weeks ago
Army’s successful hypersonic missile test puts fielding on horizonThe Army is one step closer to fielding its long-range hypersonic weapon after a successful end-to-end flight test in May.By Jen Judson4 weeks ago
Counter-drone missile competition possible in 2025, Army officials sayThe Army is also planning on holding a competition for a new handheld device to take out drones.By Jen Judson4 weeks ago
Creating space careers for enlisted soldiers a priority, officials sayArmy Space and Missile Defense Command is pushing to create a new space MOS for enlisted soldiers.By Jen Judson5 weeks ago
US Army working on new missile defense strategy with eye toward 2040The Army's Space and Missile Defense Command is working on a new air and missile defense strategy for 2040 that will be informed by current conflicts.By Jen Judson5 weeks ago
Navy missile intercepts target using Army’s new missile defense radarThe Navy's SM-6 missile intercepted a target in a test during Valiant Shield using the Army's new missile defense radar and battle command system.By Jen Judson7 weeks ago
US to send Tomahawks, hypersonics, other long-range fires to GermanyThe move is in-line with the Army's plan to provide such capability to its Multidomain Task Force there.By Jen Judson8 weeks ago
US Army’s new precision missile hit moving target in Pacific exerciseThe service used its Precision Strike Missile for the first time in an exercise outside of U.S. territory.By Jen Judson2 months ago
US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile systemThe system answers Kyiv’s calls for more air defenses as it battles against an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press3 months ago
How Patriot proved itself in Ukraine and secured a fresh futureWhat might have looked like an aging system not long ago now appears to be a workhorse that could be used for years to come.By Jen Judson5 months ago
Air defenders deployment extended as service grows the job fieldAir defenders are one of the most deployed units with the lowest deploy-to-dwell ratios in the Army, senior leaders have said in recent years.By Todd South6 months ago