1. Russia’s Forthcoming “Terrorist-Killer Robots”

    Every Friday, The Diplomat looks out across the net to find the best articles and analysis involving defense, strategic affairs, and [...]

  2. The Future of Missile Defense in Asia?

    Raytheon Corp on March 5th reached a new milestone by successfully testing a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) ballistic missile interceptor using a non-Aegis [...]

  3. Missile Defense’s Real Enemy: Math

    Stretching back several decades, the concept of missile defense has been hotly debated. Some well reasoned scholars argue that the [...]

  4. China Conducts Anti-Missile Test

    Reports from various news outlets over the last day or so note China has "again carried out a land-based mid-course [...]

  5. Lasers: Asia’s Coming “Sci-Fi” Arms Race

    True to Newton’s Third Law on Motion, weapons development is a constant battle of adaptation with one side unveiling new [...]

  6. Sorry Folks: Israel’s Iron Dome Won’t Work in Asia

    The apparent success of the Iron Dome anti-rocket system in the latest iteration of the Israel-Hamas conflict has spurred interest [...]

  7. The Ultimate Missile Defense: Drones?

    When back in April North Korea launched what the international community claimed was a ballistic missile, the country that had [...]

  8. Asia’s New Arms Race: Missiles, Missile Defenses

    The news that China is building a so-called “super-missile” is the latest in a string of developments with the potential [...]

  9. How to Deter Taiwan Clash

    Much has been made in recent months of the United States’ so-called “pivot” to Asia, which, according to some, could [...]

  10. Russia’s Anti-BMD Alliance?

    Russia is seeking to form an ad-hoc “coalition of the willing” to delegitimize U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) plans and [...]