Instead of welding tank treads by the thousands, the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, is now 3D printing Patriot missile parts in weeks, advancing robotics and strapping virtual reality headsets on Army leadership to simulate how future weapons are being developed. In World War II, Detroit, Michigan, became the “Arsenal of Democracy,” churning out tanks
Could Golden Dome funding get next-gen interceptor back up to speed?
A notional rendering of Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor to replace current interceptors in the ground as part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System that protects the homeland against intercontinental ballistic missiles from Iran and North Korea. (Artist rendering courtesy of Lockheed Martin). HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lockheed Martin, the developer of the Next Generation Interceptor
Cummings fine-tunes Hellhound drone for Golden Dome mission
Cummings Aerospace displays its Hellhound S3 and S4 modular, multimission air vehicles at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. (Cummings Aerospace) Cummings Aerospace unveiled a variant of its Hellhound drone designed to meet homeland defense missions at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, this week. The company is taking
Army readies to launch 2026 competition for counter-drone laser weapon
The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal 2026 to hold a competition to pursue a high-energy laser weapon system focused first on countering drones, according to service officials. Over the course
Finnish forces to test laser-guided artillery
NATO forces with an M270 A2 mobile rocket system near Heinu, Finland, November 2024. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) MILAN – Finland has planned a live-firing event to assess the potential of laser-guided artillery munitions and their compatibility with Finnish weapons, which could provide the Nordic country with strategic advantages for long-range fires. The logistics command of
Army plans to grow Patriot battalions, plus one for Guam
A reload crew of Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator and Maintainers performs reload operations on their air defense system. (Sgt. Connor Davis/Army) The Army is planning to grow its operational Patriot air-and-missile defense force from 15 to 18 battalions, plus a composite battalion which includes Patriot capability in Guam, an Army spokesperson told Defense News
Are drones the new standard squad weapon?
Are drones the new standard squad weapon? From new units to new training, a look at how the “drone era” of war fighting has materialized at the unit level. 6 days ago
Poland doubles down on South Korean tanks with $6.5 billion deal
Polish soldiers stand next to tanks after the arrival of the first South Korean K2 tanks and K9 howitzers on Dec. 6, 2022, at the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia. (Mateusz Slodkowski / AFP via Getty Images) WARSAW, Poland — In a bid to expand the tracked vehicle fleet of the country’s land forces, the
New missile defense radar lands in Guam to be put to the test
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is shown the newly arrived Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, seen in the background during a rainstorm on Guam on July 27, 2025. (SFC Nicole Mejia/U.S. Army). The U.S. Army’s new missile defense radar has landed in Guam and is preparing to be put to the test.
Leonardo’s buy of Iveco Defence Vehicles secures Italian armor stable
Dutch soldiers pose near a prototype of the Iveco Manticore during the vehicle’s presentation in Oirschot, Netherlands, on April 22, 2022. (Rob Engelaar/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — Italian defense giant Leonardo has agreed to buy Italy’s Iveco Defence Vehicles for €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion), ending months of speculation about the future of the up-for-sale