4x more production of THAAD interceptors: US to make 400 key missiles per year to meet demand

Rendering Shows Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD ) Weapon System Launcher With Eight Canisters. – Lockheed Martin By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Published by Interesting Engineering, 1 February 2026 The THAAD framework agreement is the second signed between Lockheed Martin and the DoW. The United States is aiming

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GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program

Rendering of L3Harris' Tracking Layer Tranche 2 missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency. Credit: L3Harris By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 28 January 2026 Congressional watchdog says SDA is overestimating technology readiness ORLANDO, Fla. — A congressional watchdog is warning that the Pentagon’s ambitious effort to overhaul missile

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Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics

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

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France’s Space Intelligence: Where Does “Two-Thirds of Ukraine’s Intelligence” Come From?

French CSO-3 spy satellite. Credit: Cnes, D. Ducros. By Oleksandr Arhat, Published by Militarnyi, 19 January 2026 Two-thirds of the intelligence Ukraine receives today comes from France, whereas a year ago it relied mainly on the United States. French President Emmanuel Macron said this on January 15, 2026, during a

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Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say

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

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