Missile Defense

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News August 21, 2025

U.S. Revives Next-Gen Patriot Interceptor Program to Boost Missile Shield

The United States is putting fresh muscle behind its missile defense shield: Washington has restarted funding for a brand-new Patriot interceptor missile, part of a…

Military Aviation News July 28, 2025

Germany’s A400M Gets a High-Tech Missile Shield: Flying Fortress Level-Up!

Aviationnews – Germany is turning its Airbus A400M transport planes into flying fortresses! In a massive upgrade deal, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) is fitting…

Military Aviation News July 14, 2025

Lockheed Martin and U.S. Army Successfully Test Upgraded PAC-3 Missile System

Aviation News – On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin successfully tested an enhanced version of the PAC-3 MSE missile system at…

Military Aviation News June 23, 2025

F-35 Stealth Fighter Proves Its Value in Combat, Defying Elon Musk’s Criticism

In late 2024, Elon Musk publicly dismissed the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as an outdated and overpriced weapon. On X, he claimed that the $100…

Military Aviation News April 16, 2024

U.S. Missile Defense Agency Selects Lockheed Martin To Provide Its Next Generation Interceptor

On April 15, the Missile Defense Agency selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to deliver the nation’s new homeland missile defense capability, the Next Generation Interceptor…

Military Aviation News August 31, 2022

Boeing Wins Key Missile Defense Contract, Tacking onto Two-Decade Partnership with the MDA

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 31, 2022 – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test…