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
L3Harris will provide technology to support the Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) mission, designed to accelerate the US ability to defend against emerging threats from hypersonic and ballistic missiles. By Atharva Gosavi, Published by Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 The satellites will use medium-field-of-view payloads to provide fire control
An artist's depiction of the Pentagon's Golden Dome concept. (Boeing) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 13 July 2026 The Space Development Agency announced contracts worth $1.75 billion to build 36 satellites in support of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense shield. The satellites will be part
Illustration of Tracking Layer Tranche 3 spacecraft. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 25 June 2026 Committee urges more competition in satellite communications and criticizes reliance on reconciliation to fund Golden Dome WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee on June 24 advanced a fiscal 2027 defense
