
The 2022 Missile Defense Review: Still Seeking Alignment - CSIS
Oct 27, 2022 · The new MDR notably recognizes how various air and missile threats would be used in conjunction for complex and integrated attacks. The text places special attention to UAS: “Adversaries also are utilizing multiple types of missile salvos—such as one-way attack UAS in combination with rockets—in an effort to defeat missile defense systems.”
Tracking Missile Threats - CSIS
Aug 12, 2021 · Missile Threat contains informational pages on over 150 missile systems around the world and entries on more than 30 air and missile defense systems. The new site released last week represents the product of a comprehensive, yearlong upgrade to improve the experience of Missile Threat’s many visitors. These enhancements include newly updated ...
Missile Defense: Research & Analysis | CSIS
Feb 19, 2025 · Technological and geopolitical factors have driven increased global supply and demand for high-velocity, unmanned, missile-based weapons and their corresponding counters. Besides more recognized cruise and ballistic missile threats, global missile proliferation now consists of a spectrum including precision-guided rockets, antiship missiles ...
Breaking Down Russian Missile Salvos: What Drives Neutralization?
Feb 24, 2025 · The analysis of Russia’s missile deployment strategy underscores a significant escalation in the diversity of missile models utilized against Ukraine over the period from September 28, 2022, to October 6, 2024. Daily, the number of unique missile models launched ranged from 1 to 14, with an average of approximately 4.08 unique models per day.
U.S. Sanctions on Pakistan’s Missile Program Highlight Nuclear
Jan 28, 2025 · The U.S. sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program also indicate that the United States needs to pay more attention to the developments occurring in the South Asia landscape which include (1) the development of Pakistan’s capabilities and if the sanctions deter, (2) China’s role in the missile development going forward, (3) Pakistan’s ...
Missile Defense Project | Defense and Security | CSIS
Jul 11, 2024 · The Missile Defense Project at CSIS looks at a wide range of policy, program, and strategic issues related to missile defense. Technological and geopolitical factors have driven increased global supply and demand for high-velocity, unmanned, missile-based weapons and their corresponding counters.
Boost-Phase Missile Defense - CSIS
Jun 24, 2022 · Boost-Phase Missile Defense: Interrogating the Assumptions provides a fresh assessment of key issues related to boost-phase defense, including the ways missile threats are evolving and broader technological trends. It examines prior boost-phase programs for lessons learned, reviews prior studies, and analyzes potential pathways towards ...
Calculating the Cost-Effectiveness of Russia’s Drone Strikes - CSIS
Feb 19, 2025 · One Israeli missile expert, writing in January 2023, estimated as little as $20,000–$30,000 per drone. Later, a British analyst put the figure closer to $80,000, based on his personal inspection, in October 2022, of the components of a captured Shahed-136. Forbes Ukraine has used $50,000 per Shahed to calculate the cost of Russian attacks ...
Did the U.S. Defense of Israel from Missile Attacks Meaningfully
Dec 4, 2024 · Following Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1, defense analysts have expressed concerns about the U.S. use of about a dozen Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors. The debates surrounding aid to Ukraine have turned concerns about munitions production into an almost reflexive reaction to any use or transfer of U.S. weapons.
What Does India’s Hypersonic Missile Test Mean? - CSIS
Dec 2, 2024 · A video released by the Pakistan Air Force featured a CM-400AKG anti-ship missile, a China-manufactured missile that allegedly travels at hypersonic speeds. Q4: What are the broader implications of India's test on the ongoing missile race in South Asia? A4: The recent test adds new urgency to India, China, and Pakistan’s missile race. India ...