Threats
Delays push Army’s hypersonic missile to fiscal 2025
GAO notes unsolved problems with launcher and launch sequencing.
Science & Tech
Missile threats are proliferating. Here’s how the Pentagon is trying to keep up
A booster tweak might improve an anti-ICBM weapon while a next-gen missile-spotting constellation comes online.
Policy
As new ICBMs' cost soars, a few lawmakers are trying to rein it in
A congressional working group on nuclear arms will hold a hearing in July on the budget-busting program.
Policy
Defense One Radio, Ep. 153: Behind the rise in global defense spending, Part 2: China and the Indo-Pacific
Why is the region in the middle of an arms race? And what do analysts think China is really spending on its military?
Threats
Ukrainians plead with White House to lift missile-use restrictions
The White House is giving Ukraine more weapons, but also “limiting our capabilities,” officials warn.
Threats
Another US precision-guided weapon falls prey to Russian electronic warfare, US says
A U.S. defense official would not provide specifics, but is likely referring to Boeing’s Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb.
Threats
US will ‘continue to provide' ATACMS to Ukraine, national security advisor says
Months of work to build up stocks means the U.S. can give Ukraine more of the sought-after long-range weapon.
Threats
Why we can shoot down Iranian drones over Israel but not Ukraine
The different outcomes of the weekend’s attacks on Tel Aviv and Kharkiv reflect factors practical and political.
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