Golden Dome Rardar.Image: Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov, Published by Defense Blog, 4 October 2025 Northrop Grumman is advancing U.S. homeland defense with its new “Golden Dome for America,” built around the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) — a mobile, ground-based sensor designed to detect, track, and respond to
By Rudy Ruitenberg, Published by Defense News, 17 September 2025 PARIS — Space has become a war-fighting domain, an assessment that calls for doctrinal changes and the ability to intervene there more quickly, space-force leaders from several NATO countries said at the Space Defense and Security Summit here on Tuesday.
Published by NATO, 24 June 2025 Space is a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment, which is essential to the Alliance’s deterrence and defence. NATO recognises space as an operational domain, alongside air, land, maritime and cyberspace. Allies have agreed an Overarching Space Policy to guide NATO’s approach to space and
Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system (Army) By Wiley Stickney, Published by Bolt Flight, 20 June 2025 Amid escalating Russian aerial threats and geopolitical instability across Europe, Lockheed Martin has officially proposed a comprehensive missile defense solution to the United Kingdom. On June 19, 2025, as reported
Render of a small launch vehicle launching from SaxaVord Spaceport - via Shetland Flyer Aerial Media By Susan Walton, Published by Geopolitical Monitor, 4 May 2025 President Trump wants to buy Greenland, “an absolute necessity” for US national and economic security. Yes, partly due to its abundance of rare earths
Artistic illusration of a launch from Sutherland Space Hub - via Orbex By Lisa West, Published by UK Defence Journal, 21 March 2025 The UK government is actively exploring domestic alternatives for the launch of UK Space Command satellites as it seeks to position itself as a European leader in
Scolpaig Tower near the site of the Uist spaceport (Image: welovestormaway) Published by We Love Stormoway, 17 March 2025 Alarm is being expressed at Scotland’s role in the ‘weaponisation’ of space after a Freedom of Information request uncovered 130 meetings between the Ministry of Defence and the UK Space Agency.
By Rob Edwards, Published by The Ferret, 16 March 2025 Senior officials from the UK Space Agency held over 130 meetings with the Ministry of Defence in 2024, prompting renewed concerns about the “weaponisation” of space. The meetings discussed the spaceport being built at SaxaVord on Shetland, using nuclear reactors in space
