From: Sputnik News, 5 August 2025 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking a new radar in support of the "Golden Dome for America" program, capable of simultaneously acquiring, tracking, and discriminating a full spectrum of missile threats, according to a Request for Information (RFI) posted
Illustration of Golden Dome technology. Credit: Redwire. By Peter Cannitol, Published by Reddit, 5 August 2025 RTICLE KEY POINTS: Urgency of Threat: With China projected to reach 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, the DoD is under pressure to deliver rapidly deployable, adaptable systems — favoring companies that already operate at
Up to now, the bulk of military needs for imaging to track moving targets on the ground has come from radar sensors on aircraft. (Image: IMSAR) By Michael Marrow, Published by Breaking Defense, 4 August 2025 Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, the Space Force’s deputy chief of space operations for operations,
3D Illustration of a lunar base with a dome structure, research modules, observation pods and communication satellite dishes for space exploration and science fiction backgrounds. - National Nuclear Laboratory By Sam Skove, Published by Politico, 4 August 2025 This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator,
Joint STARS GMTI data overlaid on overhead imagery. U.S. Air Force By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 4 August 2025 The new capability will first go to forces in the Indo-Pacific first. The Space Force plans to launch satellites that can track vehicles and ships in 2028 and eventually
A Long March 2D rocket lifts off from Xichang spaceport Sept. 17, 2023, carrying a group of Yaogan-39 remote sensing satellites. Credit: Ourspace By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 1 August 2025 If it seems like there's a satellite launch almost every day, the numbers will back you up.
The golf ball structure at RAF Croughton has already been decommissioned By Pete Cooper, Published by The BBC, 1 August 2025 Work to dismantle and remove a distinctive golf ball structure at a US Air Force base is due to begin. The building, used to house communication equipment at RAF
Gilmour photo showing Eris seconds after lift off By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 31 July 2025 Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a spaceport in Queensland. It was the country's first orbital launch attempt
