Army’s laser weapons ‘pretty mature,’ could ‘contribute’ to next-gen missile defense
High-power microwave weapons, however, require more research, according to the head of the Space and Missile Defense Command's Technical Center.
At missile defense conference, the first rule of Golden Dome is don’t talk about Golden Dome
The Space and Missile Defense Symposium organizer said the Pentagon asked them to shift discussion about the Golden Dome project to another event.
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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
Army to stand up new space career field for enlisted personnel in October 2026
Gainey noted that the MOS 40D mission area will include operating the service's expanding ground-based electronic warfare arsenal for disrupting adversary space and counterspace systems.
SPACECOM to Huntsville? Under Trump, bets are on ‘yes,’ and possibly soon
"Sen. Tuberville has spoken with President Trump several times about the importance of moving Space Command back to its rightful home in Huntsville," a spokesperson for the Alabama Republican's office told Breaking Defense.
Army SMDC reviewing classification in push for improved integration with allies
Col. Mark Cobos, head of SMDC's 1st Space Brigade, told Breaking Defense in an Oct. 7 interview that the command and the brigade are already "making progress" in creating allied partnerships — starting with the United Kingdom.
To attack enemy space capabilities, Army eyes doubling expert cadre
"We're very much complimentary to the Space Force and to the other services, but we truly do see space as that critical component to set the theater well in advance of phase one operations," Col. Donald Brooks, commandant of the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence, told Breaking Defense. "When the first round is shot, the missile is shot, space needs to be there months, if not years, in advance to help set those conditions."
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
The Army wants its own ‘Space Force.’ They shouldn’t be allowed to have it.
In this op-ed, two Mitchell Institute experts argue that the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command is overstepping with its plans to increase space personnel and space control capabilities.
Army space and missile command bolstering ‘offensive,’ non-kinetic space control chops
Space & Missile Defense Command has been pushing to make space a formal "military occupation specialty" for enlisted personnel wishing to specialize, and has submitted a proposal to that effort to Army personnel leaders to that effect.
Army taking wide-open approach to high-altitude platforms: SMDC chief
"I've always been a fan of balloons that can provide over the horizon support in a missile defense perspective," Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command, told the Hudson Institute today.
Army moves to expand ‘space control’ planning, ‘interdiction’ capabilities
"As we look out into 2030, we know from all the Army warfighting concepts that we have to grow space capability, and we have to grow air defense missiles," SMD Commander Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey said.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Ukraine’s experience spurs allies’ interest in ‘resistance,’ info war training
"There hasn't been a special operations international military that I have dealt with since the Ukraine crisis that has not talked to us about expanding information operations and psychological operations forces," said Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, head of US Army Special Operations Command.
Army may transfer missile warning capabilities to Space Ops Command: Official
If and when the Army's Joint Tactical Ground System is transferred, all mission warning functions will be underneath one Space Force operational command Delta, said Maj. Gen. Doug Schiess, vice commander of Space Operations Command (SpOC).
Army ponders satellite partners for ‘Lonestar’ GPS interference warning system
The experimental tech would directly alert soldiers on the ground when GPS signals have been disrupted.
DARPA Space-BACN in the pan, startup SpaceLink eyes potential for more DoD links
SpaceLink intends to put four data relay satellites in Medium Earth Orbit, to complement and backup the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer.