An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Ingolf Kiesaw, Published by Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien, 22 December 2025 SIPRI's 2024 yearbook is titled “Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate.” The content of that statement has grown in importance in 2025. Golden Dome On January 27, 2025, just
llustration of Tracking Layer Tranche 3 spacecraft. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 19 December 2025 L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman won contracts to build 72 satellites WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency announced Dec. 19 it awarded about $3.5 billion in contracts
Photo: German Ministry of Defence. By Lukasz Prus, Published by Defence Industry Europe, 17 December 2025 Germany’s Bundestag has approved a $3.1 billion expansion of the Arrow 3 air and missile defence contract with Israel. The move complements an initial agreement worth about $3.5 billion signed roughly two years ago,
Illustration of Muon Space's environmental monitoring satellite. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 9 December 2025 The company won an SBIR contract to adapt commercial thermal-sensing tech for military missile warning applications WASHINGTON — Muon Space has secured a $1.9 million contract to develop an infrared sensing payload for
A Standard Missile-3 is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the Missile Defense Agency's Flight Experiment Mission-02. Credit: Missile Defense Agency By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 December 2025 WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency said its selection of
Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Stephen Losey, Published by Defense News, 3 December 2025 Companies such as BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, L3Harris and General Atomics are among the more than 1,000 firms
Arrow-3 interceptor. (Photo: Ministry of Defense) By AP Correspondent, Published by The Independent, 3 December 2025 The strategic move aims to bolster the nation's aerial protection following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Germany has officially inaugurated the initial components of its advanced Arrow 3 missile defence system, acquired from Israel. The
President Donald Trump announces plans for Golden Dome at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 26 November 2025 Federal regulations don’t require disclosure for awards under $9 million. Space Force officials declined to name winners of
