EDN News 12 https://ednnews-12.com EDN News 12 covers air defense, including Airdefense, Aviation and Procurement, with clear reporting, context, and practical guides. en-US Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:47:58 GMT Airdefense Procurement Security Defense News Government News Aviation Here is why an air defense radar cannot see over the horizon, and how defenders fix it https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/why-a-radar-cannot-see-over-the-horizon-and-how-defenders-fix-it/ https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/why-a-radar-cannot-see-over-the-horizon-and-how-defenders-fix-it/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:54:03 GMT Marta Kowalczyk Airdefense The Patriot system explained: what its radar and interceptors actually do, per official documents https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/the-patriot-system-explained-what-its-radar-and-interceptors-do/ https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/the-patriot-system-explained-what-its-radar-and-interceptors-do/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:54:02 GMT Nils Andersen Airdefense Interceptor production lines, not new launchers, are the real 2024 air defense story https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/interceptor-production-is-the-real-air-defense-story-of-2024/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/interceptor-production-is-the-real-air-defense-story-of-2024/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:54:01 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement THAAD stops warheads with kinetic impact alone, and the Pentagon is now short on interceptors https://ednnews-12.com/security/thaad-stops-warheads-with-kinetic-impact-alone-and-the-pentagon-is-now-short-on-interceptors-cf7cad6d/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/thaad-stops-warheads-with-kinetic-impact-alone-and-the-pentagon-is-now-short-on-interceptors-cf7cad6d/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:42:27 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security Here is how the Pentagon actually processes an ally's request to buy US weapons https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/here-is-how-the-pentagon-actually-processes-an-ally-s-request-to-buy-us-weapons/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/here-is-how-the-pentagon-actually-processes-an-ally-s-request-to-buy-us-weapons/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:42:26 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Saudi Arabia's $9 billion Patriot missile deal explains how the Pentagon actually sells weapons abroad https://ednnews-12.com/defense-news/saudi-arabia-s-9-billion-patriot-missile-deal-explains-how-the-pentagon-actually-sells-weapons-abroad/ https://ednnews-12.com/defense-news/saudi-arabia-s-9-billion-patriot-missile-deal-explains-how-the-pentagon-actually-sells-weapons-abroad/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:42:25 GMT Nils Andersen Defense News Lockheed's plan to triple Patriot interceptor output by 2030 hinges on parts, not the assembly line https://ednnews-12.com/government-news/lockheed-s-plan-to-triple-patriot-interceptor-output-by-2030-hinges-on-parts-not-the-assembly-line/ https://ednnews-12.com/government-news/lockheed-s-plan-to-triple-patriot-interceptor-output-by-2030-hinges-on-parts-not-the-assembly-line/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:42:24 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Government News Here is how infrared search and track lets fighters find stealth jets with the radar off https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/here-is-how-infrared-search-and-track-lets-fighters-find-stealth-jets-with-the-radar-off/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/here-is-how-infrared-search-and-track-lets-fighters-find-stealth-jets-with-the-radar-off/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:42:23 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Putting an Army interceptor on Navy destroyers is really about magazine depth https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/putting-an-army-interceptor-on-navy-destroyers-is-really-about-magazine-depth-6fa09025/ https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/putting-an-army-interceptor-on-navy-destroyers-is-really-about-magazine-depth-6fa09025/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:42:22 GMT Marta Kowalczyk Airdefense What public threat assessments can and cannot establish, per published methods https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-threat-assessments-can-and-cannot-establish/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/what-threat-assessments-can-and-cannot-establish/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security Why transport and tanker fleets age faster than fighters, per fleet data https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-tanker-and-transport-fleets-age-faster-than-fighters/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-tanker-and-transport-fleets-age-faster-than-fighters/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Multiyear procurement: how a guaranteed volume buys a lower unit price https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/multiyear-procurement-how-guaranteed-volume-buys-lower-price/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/multiyear-procurement-how-guaranteed-volume-buys-lower-price/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement Pitch Black 2026 has 21 nations and up to 100 aircraft flying large-force missions over northern Australia https://ednnews-12.com/defense-news/pitch-black-2026-21-nations-northern-australia/ https://ednnews-12.com/defense-news/pitch-black-2026-21-nations-northern-australia/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Defense News Hit-to-kill versus proximity fusing: the two ways an interceptor can end a threat https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/hit-to-kill-versus-proximity-fuse-the-two-ways-an-engagement-ends/ https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/hit-to-kill-versus-proximity-fuse-the-two-ways-an-engagement-ends/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Marta Kowalczyk Airdefense The House passed its FY2027 defense bill by just 216 to 212, and the Senate is stuck https://ednnews-12.com/government-news/house-passes-fy2027-ndaa-narrow-vote/ https://ednnews-12.com/government-news/house-passes-fy2027-ndaa-narrow-vote/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Government News Passive sensors let a modern air defense see without switching on https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/how-passive-sensors-complement-radars-in-a-modern-iads/ https://ednnews-12.com/airdefense/how-passive-sensors-complement-radars-in-a-modern-iads/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Marta Kowalczyk Airdefense Base protection explained: how perimeter security, point defense and the gaps between them work https://ednnews-12.com/security/base-protection-perimeter-point-defense-and-gaps/ https://ednnews-12.com/security/base-protection-perimeter-point-defense-and-gaps/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Khalid Okonkwo Security How economic price adjustment clauses shift inflation risk without scrapping fixed prices https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-economic-price-adjustment-clauses-handle-inflation/ https://ednnews-12.com/procurement/how-economic-price-adjustment-clauses-handle-inflation/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Petra Vogel Procurement What a trainer aircraft pipeline decides about a fleet's pilot shortage https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-a-trainer-pipeline-decides-about-pilot-shortage/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-a-trainer-pipeline-decides-about-pilot-shortage/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation The Space Force spread up to $3.2 billion across 12 firms to prototype Golden Dome space interceptors https://ednnews-12.com/defense-news/golden-dome-space-interceptor-prototype-awards/ https://ednnews-12.com/defense-news/golden-dome-space-interceptor-prototype-awards/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Defense News