An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 25 January 2026 Gen. Michael Guetlein says deterrence hinges less on exquisite technology than on cost, production scale and industrial execution WASHINGTON — Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program, said
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome initiative in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP By Audrey Decker, Published by Politico, 14 January 2026 Much of the president’s signature defense shield isn’t even supposed to be based on land. President Donald Trump has linked
The Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Aug. 10, 2022. U.S. Space Force / Paul Honnick By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 13 January 2025 Longstanding diplomatic agreements and an existing U.S. base already enable military expansion. National security experts reject President Donald Trump’s claim that
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Martin Chomsky, Published by Defense Industry Europe, 27 December 2025 Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS) has been selected as an awardee in the Missile Defense Agency’s second series of staggered awards under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Ingolf Kiesaw, Published by Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien, 22 December 2025 SIPRI's 2024 yearbook is titled “Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate.” The content of that statement has grown in importance in 2025. Golden Dome On January 27, 2025, just
llustration of Tracking Layer Tranche 3 spacecraft. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 19 December 2025 L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman won contracts to build 72 satellites WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency announced Dec. 19 it awarded about $3.5 billion in contracts
A Standard Missile-3 is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Missile Defense Agency's Flight Experiment Mission-02. Credit: Missile Defense Agency By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 December 2025 WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency said its selection of
Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Stephen Losey, Published by Defense News, 3 December 2025 Companies such as BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, L3Harris and General Atomics are among the more than 1,000 firms
