Current air-defence systems include the Sky Sabre but defence chiefs have warned more is needed By Jonathan Beale, Published by The BBC, 6 October 2026 America and Israel's war with Iran has shown that even the world's most sophisticated air defences can be overwhelmed by enemy missiles and drones, if
Image: Israeli Iron Dome By Ewan Somerville, and Kate Whannal,Published by The BBC, 6 October 2026 The Conservatives have pledged to invest £10bn in a system to defend Britain against long-range missiles and drones, if they win the next general election. The party said the "Britannia Shield" would offer the
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 Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 24 September 2026 L3Harris, Rocket Lab and BAE Systems clear design milestones as
Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Troy Meink delivers a keynote address during the 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the National Harbor, Md., Sept 14, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malia Heemsoth) By Steve Staples, Posted by Peace Quest, 19 September 2026 For decades, Washington
Illustration of Space Kinetic's Whirlwind satellite deployment system. Credit: Space Kinetic By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 September 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is putting $50 million behind a startup developing an unusual way to dispatch small spacecraft from a larger vehicle in orbit. California-based Space
A Chinese LandSapce ZhuQue-3 booster, the country's first to successfully touch down on land. LandSpace By Joseph Trevithick, Published by TWZ, 19 August 2026 Earlier today, Chinese firm LandSpace achieved the country’s first successful recovery of a reusable space launch rocket booster on land. This follows China’s first-ever recovery of
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”
