By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 May 2026 The low-orbit satellite constellation is intended to track aircraft, cruise missiles and other airborne threats WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a constellation of satellites designed to track airborne targets from orbit,
Image: BAE Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 April 2026 BAE to demonstrate inter-satellite Link-182 radios for Golden Dome missile defense architecture WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems an $11.8 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard adopted
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Gene, Published by Teslarati, 24 April 2026 SpaceX joins the Golden Dome software group, deepening its role in America’s most expensive defense program. SpaceX has joined a nine-company group developing the core operating software for the Golden Dome, America’s next-generation missile defense system. According to a
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome initiative in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP By Audrey Decker and Paul McLeary, Published by Politico, 23 April 2026 Congressional Republicans are increasingly reluctant to move ahead with a partisan budget bill that was supposed to
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the "Golden Dome," a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Ashley Roque, Published by Breaking Defense, 15 April
Space Development Agency graphic By Jamie Whitney, Published by Military+Aerospace Electronics, 10 April 2026 In existing SDA programs, such capabilities are typically achieved using a combination of electro-optical and infrared imaging sensors for detection and tracking, along with radio-frequency sensing payloads that can detect and geolocate emissions from satellites. Key
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 April 2026 $71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal calls for a sharp expansion of U.S. military
By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 3 April 2026 WASHINGTON — For the second consecutive year, the White House is proposing a major budget cut for NASA that would significantly reduce the agency’s science programs and International Space Station operations. The White House Office of Management and Budget released
