US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the "Golden Dome," a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Ashley Roque, Published by Breaking Defense, 15 April
Image: Hensoldt By Bea Castañeda, Published by The Defense Post, April 11, 2026 Europe’s national air forces grappled with a stark reality: no single country could efficiently defend its airspace alone against ballistic missiles, drones, cruise missiles, and advanced aircraft. Enter the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) — an ambitious,
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 April 2026 $71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal calls for a sharp expansion of U.S. military
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Drago Bosnic, Published by Global Research, 22 March 2026 ports indicate that it will increase by $10 billion, reaching $185 billion. Reuters reports that the Pentagon plans to “accelerate key space-based capabilities” and that this requires additional funding. Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and
The RAF Fylingdales phased array radar in North Yorkshire supports U.K. and U.S. missile defense and space surveillance. Credit: U.K. Space Command By Larisa Brown, Published by The Times, 22 March 2026 Using a sophisticated radar system, troops at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire are providing allied forces with early
The AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Fylingdales in the UK can scan a range of 3,000 miles (4,828 km) into space - Photograph: John Giles/PA By Aaron Brynildson, Published by The Conversation, 21 March 2026 The global price of oil continues to skyrocket as Iran’s missiles and drones
Rendering of missile-warning space sensor. Credit: L3Harris Technologies By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 20 March 2026 The SDN will provide the communications pathways for integrating and moving data from missile warning/tracking sensors to interceptors in near-real time under the Golden Dome construct. WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s effort
By Drago Bosnic, Published by Infobrics, 20 March 2026 The American Military Industrial Complex is exhilarated with such a windfall (considering the system's costs). Such a project has many similarities with the (First) Cold War-era SDI (also known as "Star Wars"). Still, the idea of space-based weapons is a highly
