For all the unanswered questions about Golden Dome, perhaps the biggest surround the envisioned inclusion of space-based interceptors. But we got a glimpse into the thinking on the acquisition side after Breaking Defense’s space reporter Theresa Hitchens got ahold of a Pentagon proposal for what’s essentially a prize competition set-up. With Theresa on assignment, editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran do their best to dive into what the arrangement could look like and some early concerns from industry.
Then the show takes a look at Project Octopus, a Bond-sounding initiative in which the Brits are teaming with Ukraine to produce a whole bunch of counter-drone interceptors.
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