Stormy weather: DoD faces dearth of data from planned NOAA cuts
The Space Force repurposes NOAA’s older GOES weather imaging satellites to monitor weather over the Indian Ocean for Indo-Pacific Command.
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Space Guard proponents hope for last-minute Trump intervention
A survey conducted by the Colorado Air National Guard taken in February and provided to Breaking Defense, found that of 101 space operators only eight would transfer to the Space Force under the current plan.
2025 Schriever space wargame last to be planned unilaterally by US
This year’s game included five “notional technologies” designed to improve international cooperation, such as tools to improve common space domain awareness, according to Space Force officials.
Inside NTS-3: The Satellite Aiming to Reinvent GPS
OPINION — “The need for accurate and uninterrupted PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) has never been more essential to our warfighters who operate in GPS (Global Positioning System)-denied environments. The successful launch of the NTS-3 (Naviga…
Northrop Grumman says first DARC test validates radar tracking capability
DARC has been plagued with delays almost since its inception, according to a series of annual studies by the Government Accountability Office.
Mining for DOGE: Defense budget docs show $11B in ‘efficiencies,’ but what are they?
An analysis by AEI conducted in partnership with Breaking Defense scoured thousands of pages of fiscal 2026 Pentagon budget documents, some of the most definitive accounting yet for DOGE’s impact at the Department of Defense.
Rocket Lab buys GEOST, further expanding defense footprint
“Proficiency with missile-warning sensors is one of the hottest capabilities to have today, and positions the company extremely well for Golden Dome work,” Caleb Henry, research director at Quilty Space, told Breaking Defense.
Vulcan’s first Space Force launch to carry long-delayed experimental PNT satellite
Vulcan’s heaviest version, which will use six solid rocket motors, still awaits Space Force certification.
How industry is lining up for big Golden Dome business
While big primes appear to be positioning themselves for leadership roles, Leidos CEO Tom Bell told reporters the company doesn’t need to be “Mr. Golden Dome.”
Army crafting a new space policy, moving out on counterspace
The Army’s emphasis currently is “on the counterspace piece for space control, electronic warfare, really doing counter-communications,” said Brig. Gen. Donald Brooks, deputy commanding general for operations at Army Space and Missile…