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
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
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
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
This artist illustration shows how network and satellite data can be exchanged in space. Courtesy of NASA. By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 3 November 2025 Companies planning to compete for Golden Dome contracts say they’re already investing in capabilities that could have a range of defense
By Jackson Chen, Published by engadget, 1 November 2025 SpaceX could build up to 600 satellites that will be used for a high-tech aerial defense system. SpaceX will reportedly receive a $2 billion contract to develop satellites for the US government, according to the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ's report
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
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By John T. Seward, Published by The Washington Times, 28 October 2025 The head of President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program gave a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that described the secretive architecture of the project,
