Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vikram Mittal is a contributor who covers aerospace and defense. Strategic drone and missile strikes are central to both the ...

AeroVironment is focused on rapidly ramping up the production of its Freedom Eagle kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft system missile to deliver it to the U.S. Army under a $95.9 million contract. The ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the first long-distance test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile that the Kremlin leader said has no equal in the West. The claim sent a warning to the West ...

BlueHalo displayed the Freedom Eagle next-generation counter-unmanned aircraft system missile in April 2025 at the Sea Air Space conference. (Janes/Meredith Roaten) AV, formed by the merger of ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Sep. 13, 2023. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and ...

In a lab at their facility at Redstone Gateway, employees of the tech firm KBR can simulate a missile threat against a location vital to America’s defense. In the same lab, they can also test ...

Ukrainian experts have concluded that Russia's "latest" development is based on outdated technology, judging by remnants of a ...

As it continues to build and field its nascent constellation, the Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected four companies—L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab—to ...