interceptor missile

Oct- 2026 -

1 October

ASTRA Named US Army Finalist for Three-Layer Interceptor System

A Dutch-American defense partnership has created a multi-layered interceptor system that can match different weapons to the range and type of an incoming threat.

Sep- 2026 -

4 September

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

EU’s Hypersonic Interceptor Passes First Major Development Milestone

The EU has cleared its first major technical hurdle in its flagship endo-atmospheric hypersonic defense initiative ahead of schedule.

Aug- 2026 -

21 August

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Funds X-Bow’s Low-Cost Missile Interceptor Program

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded X-Bow Systems a $10.9-million contract to develop and flight-test its X-Bow Low-Cost Interceptor.

Jul- 2026 -

27 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Destinus Gives Air Defenders a Mach 2+ Interceptor That Knows What to Ignore

Dutch defense firm Destinus is taking a more targeted approach to point defense, focusing its intercepts on projectiles headed for critical military and infrastructure assets rather than engaging every threat.

22 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Concept of a drone defense unmanned surface vessel by Babcock, ACUA Ocean, and Frankenburg. Photo: Frankenburg Technologies

Rojoef Manuel

New Maritime Drone Defense System Combines USVs and Interceptor Missiles

A new maritime drone defense system is combining unmanned surface vessels with interceptor missiles to provide ships and ports with a mobile capability against mass drone attacks.

22 July

Arms

Ethan M. Encarnacion

An Interceptor Under $100k: X-Bow Flight Tests New ‘Drone Killer’ System

X-Bow has unveiled a new interceptor that can take on Group 3 drones capable of supersonic flight, and it costs less than $100,000 to make apiece.

22 July

Arms

Ethan M. Encarnacion

MBDA Targets Swarm Threats With New Interceptor

MBDA has unveiled an interceptor designed to counter large-scale swarm attacks, with the company describing it as the first sovereign European capability of its kind.

16 July

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Europe Pushes Into Exo-Atmospheric Missile Defense With Bliksem EXO Interceptor

Europe is taking its missile defense ambitions beyond the atmosphere with Bliksem EXO, a sovereign interceptor designed to destroy incoming ballistic missiles through direct hit-to-kill impacts in space.

2 July

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Dutch Firms Build ‘Smart Eyes’ for Europe’s Missile Interceptors

Two Dutch firms are aiming to make European missile interceptors smarter by developing advanced radar seeker technology designed to improve target tracking and discrimination.

Apr- 2026 -

29 April

Air