Space Force won’t say who got money to start developing orbital interceptors

President Donald Trump announces plans for Golden Dome at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 26 November 2025 Federal regulations don’t require disclosure for awards under $9 million. Space Force officials declined to name winners of

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Star Wars redux: the false promise of space-based missile defense

Illustration of Golden Dome technology. Credit: Redwire By Najam Ul Hassan, Published by Space News, 24 November 2025 Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trump’s executive order to establish the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. It will feature an ambitious space-based boost-phase interceptor program in addition to terrestrial systems. While

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Managing space domain awareness data has become a greater challenge than collecting it

Space domain awareness is critical for the military's flexibility and responsiveness in space. Image generated via DALL-E. By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 6 November 2025 Demand has never been greater for the monitoring of objects in orbit and the coordination of their safe movement. The number of active

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GPS 3F satellite artist rendition. Credit: Lockheed Martin

Report: Pentagon Can’t Forget About PNT for Golden Dome

GPS 3F satellite artist rendition. Credit: Lockheed Martin By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 5 November 2025 The Pentagon should establish a dedicated budget to support its Golden Dome missile defense shield’s positioning, navigation, and timing needs and assign a PNT lead to coordinate needed improvements to

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Inside Trump’s Golden Dome: High-stakes debate over missile-defense shield

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system could take decades to build and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Christian Davenport, William Neff and Aaron Steckelberg, Published by The Washington Post, 29 October 2025 Since ordering the Pentagon in January to erecta

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