Illustration of Golden Dome technology. Credit: Redwire. By Peter Cannitol, Published by Reddit, 5 August 2025 RTICLE KEY POINTS: Urgency of Threat: With China projected to reach 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, the DoD is under pressure to deliver rapidly deployable, adaptable systems — favoring companies that already operate at
Gen. Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations at the 7th Annual Air Force Association Schriever Space Futures Forum. Credit: U.S. Space Force By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 23 July 2025 "I firmly believe that the technology that we need to deliver Golden Dome exists today." The head of
Press Release, Published by Space Systems Command, 23 July 2025 Summary: SSC has activated two new System Deltas within the mission area of the Space Force Program Executive Officer for Space Sensing. This activation advances a purpose-built Space Force aligned with the USSF’s Unified Mission Readiness construct -- matching form
Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Joseph Trevithick, Published by The War Zone, 22 July 2025 Competition to supply parts of Golden Dome is heating up with Northrop Grumman stating they have begun ground testing orbital missiles. Northrop Grumman is conducting ground-based testing related to space-based interceptors
Space Force operators monitor missile-warning satellite data at the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. Credit: Space Systems Command By Jonathan Beale, Published by the BBC, 16 July 2025 There's a short sharp shout: "Launch Yemen!" The men and women in uniform sitting in
By Christopher Stone, Published by The Space Review, 14 July 2025 Space is not a place where war will happen in the future, it’s a place where war is happening now! Major powers now vie for dominance in this vital warfighting domain, with China and Russia actively challenging the United
A Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lawmakers and Northrop Grumman are looking at increasing Ground-Based Interceptor production as part of the Golden Dome. (Image: U.S. Missile Defense Agency) By Brian Everstine, Published by Aviation Week, 4 July 2025 In 1991, TRW Space & Technology Group
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2025 The Space Force’s first planned satellite launch to begin a new missile warning constellation in medium-Earth orbit has slipped from late 2026 to spring 2027 as
