Impression of Space based interceptors: Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 April 2025 Defense companies are eager to stake claims in Trump’s Golden Dome vision. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—As defense contractors await firm direction from the Pentagon on Golden Dome, executives
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Audry Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 April 2025 As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions. When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed
The Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon being trialled by the British Army could prove to be a huge asset on a future battlefield (Picture: MOD) Published by Forces News, 17 April 2025 Soldiers have successfully taken out swarms of drones in a trial of a new directed-energy weapon and the largest
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 17 April 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on April 17 released its most explicit blueprint yet for how it plans to defend American satellites — and, if necessary, take aim at enemy space systems — in the event of conflict. The
Rendering of L3Harris Resilient GPS satellites supporting Earth coverage with boosted M-Code and regional power above boosted M levels (Image credit: L3Harris) By Jeff Hanke, L3HarrisPublished by Space News, 17 April 2025 R-GPS gives warfighters a decisive battlefield advantage by punching through adversary jammers —wherever and whenever they need it.
Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch the mysterious Victus Sol mission for the Space Force. (Firefly Aerospace / Trevor Mahlmann) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 16 April 2025 While the current focus on the TacRS program is space domain awareness, Col. Bryon McClain, SSC's head of Space Domain Awareness
Fragments can come off spacecraft like satellites and disintegrate into tiny – but dangerous – bits of debris in orbit: European Space Agency / Wikimedia Commons By Abhimanyu Ghoshal, Published by New Atlas, 16 April 2025 We've deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we
Satellite antennas used in the Counter Communications System developed by L3Harris under contract to the U.S. Space Force. Credit: L3Harris By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 16 April 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—As Space Force leaders grow more vocal and direct in calling for space weapons to control
