Key Point: The MiG-31 remains the standard long-range interceptor of the Russian Air Force. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’ s Air Defense Forces (VPVO) needed a series of heavy interceptors to ...

The CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to roll out its new brief, The Depleting Missile Defense Interceptor Inventory.

Key point: With a huge expanse of territory to patrol and defend, Moscow relies on the Mig-31 to get the job done. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union’ s Air Defense Forces (VPVO) needed a series of ...

Space Force officials declined to name winners of the first space-based missile defense prototypes for Golden Dome, further adding to the secrecy that has plagued the project. Multiple contracts were ...