Morning Overview on MSN

Ukraine missile maker unveils Patriot alternative air defense for 2027

A Ukrainian defense company says it is working toward a domestic air defense capability that it hopes could eventually reduce ...
Morning Overview on MSN

North Korea tests upgraded solid-fuel engine for long-range missiles

North Korea announced on March 29, 2026, that it had successfully tested an upgraded solid-fuel engine designed for ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of reaching U.S. mainland

While the test was in line with Kim's stated goal of acquiring more agile, hard-to-detect missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies, some experts speculate North Korea's claim may be an exaggeration.
Ars Technica

NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...
Ars Technica

ULA’s Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...
Breaking Defense

With the boom for solid rocket motors for missiles, a perilous crunch in the supply chain

Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade fire M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems from their M270A1 MLRS during the Thunder Cloud live-fire ...
Live Science

Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery — they say it'll make EVs cheaper and safer

A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs. When you purchase through links on our ...
Forbes

Inside The Supply Chain That Keeps Russia’s Iskander Missiles Flying

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 20: Paramedics operate at the site of a Russian ballistic missile fragments' falling in the city's Holosiivskyi district on December 20, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched ...