LRDR Tracks First ICBM Target Flight
The Defense Department said the S-Band Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) conducted its first flight test tracking of a live missile target on Monday, relaying data to the Control Battle […]
Missile Defense
Kelly Pushes Hegseth On Golden Dome Reality, Cutting Pentagon Testers
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday showed strong skepticism that the wide-ranging Golden Dome missile defense initiative is realistic while also cutting the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office that could […]
House Appropriators Want Blueprint, Details For Golden Dome
Amid scant details from the Defense Department about the Trump administration’s proposed homeland missile defense concept, the House Appropriations Committee wants granularity on the piece-parts, costs, and implementation plan for […]
A Closer Look at the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on Defense Spending
OPINION COLUMN — “The one Big Beautiful [Reconciliation] Bill currently making its way through Congress, in combination with [fiscal 2025] base appropriations…is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revolutionize our nation’s defense capabilities an…
Space Force Awards BAE Systems $1.2 Billion For Epoch 2 Missile Warning And Tracking Satellites
BAE Systems has won a $1.2 billion contract to provide the Space Force with 10 Epoch 2 satellites that will provide global hypersonic missile tracking as part of a larger […]
The Many Parts of Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Defense Plan
OPINION — “The Golden Dome for America Industry Summit will be held on June 11, 2025 at the Von Braun Center downtown Huntsville, Ala., at the UNCLASSIFIED level…The goal of the Summit is to equip non-traditional and industry partners with the knowled…
GAO Reveals DoD Changed Guam Missile Defense Architecture, Canceled TPY-6 Radar
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed a top Biden administration DoD official changed the Guam Defense System (GDS) missile defense architecture in the final days of the administration, […]
DoD Guam Missile Defense Structure Lacks Key Strategies and Planning, GAO Says
The Defense Department’s plan to add missile defense systems to Guam in a new organizational structure is running into major problems as a recent watchdog report finds they still lack […]
MDA Reveals $151 Billion Decade-Long SHIELD Missile Defense Contract Vehicle For Next-Gen Capabilities
The Missile Defense Agency on May 21 published a presolicitation notice previewing a new decade-long next-generation missile defense contract vehicle worth up to $151 billion total. MDA expects to issue […]
The Challenges – and Opportunites – of a ‘Golden Dome’ Defense System
DEEP DIVE – Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to finish building a “Golden Dome” defense shield before the end of his term that would protect the […] More
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