Lockheed, Pentagon ink plan to boost THAAD interceptor production
Once finalized, the agreement will allow THAAD interceptor production to grow from its current rate of 96 missiles a year to an annual rate of 400 interceptors.
Trump calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ for Greenland, says island critical for Golden Dome
“All we want from Denmark, for national and international security, [is] to keep our very energetic and dangerous potential enemies at bay [with] this land on which we're going to build the greatest Golden Dome ever built,” US President Donald Trump said today.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
FY26 defense bill boosts budget by $8B, largely bypassing last-minute $28B munitions request
Appropriators threw a lifeline to the Navy’s F/A-XX fighter and Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail programs while slamming the door on the Army’s agile acquisition request.
DARPA backs Diffraqtion to demo ‘quantum camera’ for space, Earth surveillance
Only recently emerging from stealth, the MIT-UMD spinout is planning constellations of small, low-cost ISR satellites for multiple military missions.
Golden Dome’s first goal? Protecting the 2026 World Cup.
The World Cup involves 16 cities and three countries. Creating a network to protect them could became a basis of Golden Dome's architecture, writes Army officer Peter Mitchell in this op-ed.
From National Defense Strategy plans to acquisition overhaul findings: 2026 preview
The coming 12 months could shake up where US troops are positioned and new details about the Golden Dome initiative.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
MDA adds 1,086 firms to its SHIELD pool for Golden Dome-related tech
With the new awards, a total of 2,100 firms have been qualified by the Missile Defense Agency to compete for future SHIELD tech development contracts.
New Trump space policy sets 2028 deadline for Moon base, Golden Dome prototype
The policy is light on language regarding security issues — with the most specific provision reiterating Trump's Golden Dome push for a comprehensive air and missile defense shield.
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Golden Dome’s industrial call to arms could match the Manhattan Project
The nationwide missile shield will test industry’s ability to innovate fast and integrate complex systems without failure.
Pentagon acquisition chief pledges new ‘program czars’ will cut red tape, not add to it
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey outlined key steps taken since an early November mandate to move out on acquisition reform.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Poll finds increasing support for international engagement, Golden Dome spending
“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.
Inside Honeywell’s business strategy for Golden Dome
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.
MDA picks over 1,000 initial winners for Golden Dome contracting vehicle
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.
Golden Dome: Space Force awards first space-based interceptor prototype contracts
The Space Force did not identify the winners, saying their names are "protected by enhanced security measures."