Turkey’s $1.5B Steel Dome hub envisioned as Europe’s largest air defense facility
Breaking Defense visited what’s expected to be the center of Turkey’s sprawling Steel Dome national air defense effort.
Missile Defense
York Space Systems Delivers 21 Transport Layer Satellites Ahead Of First SDA Tranche 1 Launch
York Space Systems said on Monday that it has delivered 21 communications satellites–what are to be the first non-prototype Space Development Agency (SDA) birds to contribute to military operations by […]
USAF Should Leverage U.S. Army/Marine Corps’ Systems for Base Defense, Study Says
The U.S. Air Force needs to develop its own passive and active defenses for airfields and airbases that may sprout up as the service pursues its Agile Combat Employment concept […]
L3Harris Expansion of Florida Plant to Focus on Golden Dome
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is opening a $100 million expansion of its satellite plant in Palm Bay, Fla.–94,000 square feet of space to focus on the future Golden Dome missile defense […]
As Space Force Plans Zeroing of Fiscal 2026 Funds for Tranche 3, Transport Layer, Service Plans Sole-Source Award to GD for Ground Segment of Tracking Layer
While the U.S. Space Force explores future communications options and plans to halt fiscal 2026 funding for Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3, Transport Layer low Earth orbit satellites, the service […]
Army Tests LTAMDS Secondary Radar Array In 9th Live Fire Test
The U.S. Army last week conducted another missile flight test with the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS), this time using its secondary radar array detect and track […]
Army Looks To Grow Air and Missile Defense Forces By 30 Percent In Eight Years
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command last week said the service plans to increase its overall air and missile defense (AMD) force by […]
Where Senate Appropriators are Steering Defense Dollars
OPINION — “The {Senate Appropriations] Committee recommends increases for [fiscal 2026 Defense Department (DoD)] programs and initiatives that are oriented to addressing these growing threats and requirements shortfalls — including, but not limited t…
Army’s Incoming 2040 Air And Missile Defense Strategy Due Within Months
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Army’s Air and Missile Defense Command last week confirmed the service expects to release the next air and missile defense strategy for 2040 […]
Lockheed Using Northrop Grumman As NGI Rocket Motor Backup
While Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to build the large solid rocket motors (SRMs) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), an official told Defense Daily they have […]