The Space Force is developing the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program as the ground system for the SBIRS and Next-Gen OPIR missile warning satellites. (Graphic: RTX) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 9 November 2023 The Space Force expects the multi-faceted Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE)
Rendering of missile-warning space sensor. Credit: L3Harris Technologies By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 30 October 2023 The MEO satellite program will follow the Space Development Agency’s multi-vendor approach WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to procure 27 missile-defense satellites for a medium Earth orbit
An Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome missile defense system attempts to intercept a rocket, fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on Oct. 8. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES By Anusha Rathi, Published by Foreign Policy, 25 October 2023 The Iron Dome may
York Space satellites delivered to the Space Development Agency for the Tranche 0 Transport Layer. Credit: York Space Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 20 October 2023 The satellites are for SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Alpha WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency has awarded York Space a $615 million contract
By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 20 October 2023 Six over-the-horizon radar sites are envisioned in the United States and Canada, say officials with prospective bidder Raytheon. The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with its plan to build homeland-defense radars that can detect a new generation of Russian
By Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Published by Defense One, 17 October 2023 Even the best air defense systems can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Because of its unique national security challenges, Israel has a long history of developing highly effective, state-of-the-art defense technologies
The Army fired a miniature hit-to-kill missile on April 4, 2016, as part of an engineering demonstration of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 intercept capability. (Michael Smith/U.S. Army) By Jen Judson, Published by Defense News, 9 October 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is gearing up to pursue
Concept art shows the potential for directed energy weapons against unmanned systems. (Lockheed Martin) By Joe Lonsdale, Published by C4ISRNET, 6 October 2023 We live in an increasingly gray zone and asymmetric world, where coercive actions must be effective against near-peer adversaries and non-state actors alike. Ukraine is largely a
