Ballistic & Cruise Missiles

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (230+ words) By U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs The at-sea phase of Phoenix Express 2026 began Sept. 11 as participating ships set sail from Bizerte and La Goulette Naval Bases in Tunisia. “Tunisia has been proud to host Phoenix Express and welcome our partners from across…...

10+ hour, 37+ min ago   (414+ words) The air-launched weapon targets threats across land and sea. The US Navy has placed a production delivery order worth up to $200 million with Castelion for an initial lot of Blackbeard hypersonic weapons. Announced on September 14, 2026, the order covers the manufacture,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (164+ words) WILLEMSTAD – Royal Netherlands Navy patrol vessel HNLMS Friesland arrived in the port of Willemstad on Sunday, marking its return to the Caribbean after spending approximately three months in the Netherlands. Friesland will take over the role of station ship in…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (945+ words) The US still flies a supersonic trainer, an electronic-warfare jet, and even an aircraft designed to play the enemy. Supersonic flight is often associated with experimental aircraft, futuristic fighters, and Cold War-era icons. Yet the US still operates a surprisingly…...

5+ day, 41+ min ago   (71+ words) Aviation Week Pentagon Official Argues For Range Of Hypersonic Weapons Joseph Jewell, assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Pentagon Official Argues For Range Of Hypersonic Weapons…...

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6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (297+ words) The secretive start-up is emerging from stealth with more than $250 million in funding, facilities in the US, Germany, and Israel, and plans to produce as many as 5,000 long-range weapons a year...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (326+ words) Backfire to space: The Backfire bomber and Skif rocket system thespacereview.com Backfire to space: The Backfire bomber and Skif rocket system by Dwayne A. Day When it was first spotted by American reconnaissance satellites in the late 1960s, the Soviet Union’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) Europe can build spectacular jet engines: Rolls-Royce builds the EJ200 that powers the Typhoon. Safran builds the M88 that powers the Rafale. GKN Aerospace helps manufacture components flying inside some of the most advanced military aircraft on the continent. But none of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (690+ words) The Air Force Research Laboratory has signaled to industry it wants to develop a low-cost hypersonic cruise missile to deliver a wide range of payloads at a range up to 500 nautical miles. That note signals an openness to using 3D printing…...