Image: Lockheed Martin. By Victoria Samson and Krystal Azelton, Published by Military Times, 10 February 2026 President Donald Trump’s stated reasons for why he wants the United States to take possession of Greenland have varied over the past year, but one is increasingly gaining traction in political discourse: The U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of an illustration of his proposed Golden Dome missile defense system in the White House in Washington on May 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Azriel Bermant, Published by Foreign Policy, 9 February 2026 The delusion of invulnerability tempts leaders to take risks.
A US anti-ballistic missile launched to destroy a non-functional US satellite over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 20, 2008. Credit:US Navy By Evelyn Hart, Published by Indian Defence Review, 6 February 2026 Russia targets US missile defense ambitions in Greenland as trillion-dollar Golden Dome plan triggers global alarm. The United
An artist's depiction of a missile warning/missile tracking satellite. (credit L3Harris) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 5 February 2026 The Defense Innovation Unit, the Pentagon’s commercial technology hub, plans to demonstrate low-cost, commercially derived missile defense sensors on orbit within the next two years, according to
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Lisbeth Gronlund and David Wright, Published by Defense One, 3 February 2026 The Pentagon and its Golden Dome contractors are proposing to replace one showstopping problem with another. The rationale behind Golden Dome’s mandate for space-based boost-phase defense made some sense. If orbiting interceptors could hit
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
Image source: Missile Defense Agency Published by Clash Report, 29 January 2026 Germany is preparing to become the first European country to develop its own space-based missile detection system, as concerns grow in Berlin and across Europe about reliance on U.S. early-warning capabilities. Germany is planning to develop the core
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
