Image Credit: janiecbros/Getty Images By Denis Staunton, Published by The Irish Times, 21 September 2026 Washington’s declaration that it has deployed weapons in space was meant as a warning to China and Russia. It could backfire. When the United States announced last week that it had deployed weapons in space,
By Joseph Trevithick and Howard Altman, Published by TWZ, 14 September 2026 Space Force has finally confirmed it has weapons in space and has also shared details about its "space control" mission set. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink made a bombshell admission this morning, disclosing that there are
Illustration of Space Kinetic's Whirlwind satellite deployment system. Credit: Space Kinetic By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 September 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is putting $50 million behind a startup developing an unusual way to dispatch small spacecraft from a larger vehicle in orbit. California-based Space
An artist's depiction of the Pentagon's Golden Dome concept. (Boeing) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 19 August 2026 While Pentagon officials have revealed some details about the architecture behind the Golden Dome missile defense project, crafting an independent cost estimate for a largely classified program remains
Image by Getty / Futurism By Joseph Trevithick, Published by TWZ, 13 August, 2026 "Our space assets need to shoot, move, and communicate just like the rest of the joint force," the head of U.S. Space Command says. The head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) says having a “credible, acknowledged”
Smoke filled skies over Project Ranger missile facility By Elaine Cimino, Posted on 11 August 2026 The Missing Shield: Acquiring Israeli Air Defenses Makes Golden Dome Sustainable identifies a genuine vulnerability in President Trump’s Golden Dome: an expensive space-based missile shield may still leave American cities, military installations and infrastructure exposed
Northrop Grumman expects U.S. contract activity under the Golden Dome homeland missile defense initiative to accelerate through the end of 2026 and into early 2027. Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said federal funding had started moving onto contracts after a slower beginning to the year. Image: Northrop Grumman. By Lukas
Notional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design Studio By William J. Astore, Published by New Internationalist, 22 July 2026 As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. ‘One point five trillion
