Rendering Shows Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD ) Weapon System Launcher With Eight Canisters – Lockheed Martin By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 20 May 2025 Defense officials have said it would take at least five to seven to develop its space-based weapons. An architecture, a
Donald Trump reveals details of 'Golden Dome' missile defence project (from Guardian video) By Hugo Lowell, Published by The Guardian, 20 May 2025 Gen Michael Guetlein of Space Force will be in charge of defense system that could cost $540bn over 20 years Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his
An upgraded version of the AN/TPY-2 radar. (Photo credit: RTX) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 19 May 2025 The upgraded AN/TPY-2 radar uses a Gallium Nitride semiconductor that allows it a longer range, enabling an interceptor to launch early enough to hit a hypersonic missile before its starts
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Feb. 14, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 16 May 2025 SpaceX’s ascent from commercial launch provider to indispensable national security asset marks one of the most significant shifts
Space based interceptors - Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Taras Safronov, Published by Militarnyi, 19 April 2025 The United States already has the technology to begin developing space-based interceptor missiles capable of engaging intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). However, defense contractors are waiting for clear guidance from
Impression of Space based interceptors: Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 April 2025 Defense companies are eager to stake claims in Trump’s Golden Dome vision. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—As defense contractors await firm direction from the Pentagon on Golden Dome, executives
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Audry Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 April 2025 As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions. When President Donald Trump signed the Space Force into existence, he hailed
