“Majorities want the United States to take the lead in international affairs, believe American military superiority is essential, and support a force sized to deter and, if necessary, win conflicts against more than one major adversary at a time,” said a summary of the annual Ronald Reagan Institute poll.
In this fireside chat, Honeywell Aerospace executive Matthew Milas tells Breaking Defense how the firm is positioning itself in hopes of joining one of the biggest defense projects in a generation.
Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.
In total, the agency is providing awards to 1,014 "qualifying offerors" for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, under deals that could eventually total $151 billion over 10 years.
The Space Force did not identify the winners, saying their names are "protected by enhanced security measures."
“I predict that what you're going to see is something that is far more… limited, both in terms of the number of threats that are feasibly able to be stopped, and also in terms of the area that [can be] defended against,” said Tom Karako with CSIS.
Defending a country the size of the US from attacks such as hypersonics and drones creates major challenges.
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
If the Pentagon does not start explaining Golden Dome, it will never be built, says Tom Karako of CSIS.
The satellites will need to be defended "not only from adversary kinetic or local orbital issues, but also from cyber attacks, electronic jamming and laser attacks," said Patrick Binning, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering.
The implementation plan for Golden Dome is due to be released in mid-November, and it is imperative protection for Guam is in there, writes Randy Schriver in this op-ed.
Golden Dome’s layered architecture will have weapons and sensors in space for global coverage.
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Some of the programs that will no longer be assessed by the Pentagon's independent weapons tester include efforts that "could enable the Golden Dome architecture," two Democrats wrote.
One analyst told Breaking Defense Golden Dome "is a motivator for sure, but this deal also provides Firefly with diversified revenue streams."
“We need a lot more information before we make decisions to spend hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars," said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.
Fashion aside, President Donald Trump's fighter jet pin raised some eyebrows for what it could signify.