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If funding falters, ‘there’s no Golden Dome,’ Guetlein warns

“Without continued funding, Golden Dome will stop with everything we've already built and delivered,” Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein told reporters today.

By Ashley Roque

Space

Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity

Directed-energy and cyber weapons, as well as bombs targeted on communications hubs, all have potential to disable large satellite constellations, said Lt. Gen. Rick Zellmann, deputy commander of US Space Command.

By Theresa Hitchens

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Pentagon

‘No such thing as a regional conflict anymore,’ STRATCOM chief says

The Internet, social media, cyber and artificial intelligence extend the effects of war far beyond the battlefield, the admiral warned.

By Barry Rosenberg

Air Warfare

Boeing, Northrop unveil low-cost intercept tech

Boeing plans to offer a cheaper seeker for defensive and offensive military missiles, while Northrop Grumman revealed more about a cannon-based solution to bat down threats like drones and cruise missiles.

By Michael Marrow

Land Warfare

Army subbing Polaris MRZR unmanned trucks for ISVs: Official

The service has swapped ISVs for MRZRs for its UxS initiative, an Army official told Breaking Defense.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Joby to buy Resonant Sciences, establish defense business in $500 million deal

The acquisition will be funded by roughly $450 million in cash and $50 million in Joby common stock and is expected to close "in the first half of 2027," according to a press release.

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

Army needs ‘comprehensive missile defeat strategy’ to address air defense challenges

“We need a more comprehensive missile defeat strategy that focuses on interceptors, [but also] equally so on non-kinetic effects, both electronic warfare and directed energy, and the type of targeting in C2 … that will enable us to use that data to make decisions to engage targets faster,” said SMD head Lt. Gen. John Rafferty.

By Ashley Roque

Opinion