cruise missiles Archives

Anduril reveals new family of software-defined, autonomous cruise missiles

One of the variants in the Barracuda family of cruise missiles is Anduril's solution for the Air Force's Enterprise Test Vehicle program.

Sep 12, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Capt. Emily Neumann, assigned to 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, participates in a missile defense exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh, Feb. 24, 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/Released)

Navy looking to prototype ‘unique’ optical sensor designed to detect incoming hypersonic cruise missiles

The TORCH program aims to develop and demonstrate advanced optical system design for the detection, identification and tracking of hypersonic cruise missiles.

Feb 7, 2023 By Jon Harper

Vice Adm. Jon Hill testifies at a House Armed Services Committee hearing March 12, 2020.

MDA’s role in upcoming homeland cruise missile defense demo now unclear

The Missile Defense Agency was recently passed over as the lead organization for developing new capabilities to defend the homeland against enemy cruise missiles.

Aug 12, 2022 By Jon Harper

A NASAMS firing an AMRAAM missile. (Kongsberg)

New $1B arms package for Ukraine includes munitions that can shoot down cruise missiles, drones

A new $1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, includes missiles for the NASAMS system.

Aug 8, 2022 By Jon Harper

Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dr. Kathleen Hicks, is welcomed to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Col. Zachary Warakomsky, Commander, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Dec. 13, 2021. (Department of Defense photo by Mr. Thomas Paul)

Pentagon’s Hicks wants more focus on cyber, EW capabilities for missile defense

The Pentagon needs to evolve in its approach to air and missile defense, according Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.

May 6, 2022 By Jon Harper