DoD taps Viasat to field operations ‘center’ for Golden Dome satellite data relay network
The ID/IQ contract to "design, field and scale" the Mission Operation Center for the Space Data Network Backbone is worth a maximum of $450 million.
Key Space Force satellites can’t talk to each other, likely requiring $1B solution: Sources
To translate between the SpaceX-built SDN Backbone and other Pentagon communications and missile tracking satellites, sources said the Space Force is eyeing 12 or 13 Space Exchange Point birds.
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A leap in drone range and payloads come from a battery with different chemistry
Lithium-metal batteries are one way to break the weight and endurance limits of today’s unmanned systems.
Pentagon eyes ‘public-private partnerships’ to help fund FORTRESS America homeland base plan
“The model that we're trying to drive on is not me having to go back up on Capitol Hill with my hand out,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Dale Marks told Breaking Defense.
Defense Department selects Poland for new PAC-3 maintenance facility
The US, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, announced the new facility aimed at scaling and speeding up Patriot interceptor repairs.
Helsing rolls out Contra air defense design, plus two new inteceptors
The company claims the Contra system can track and engage “hundreds or thousands of drone and missile threats at the same time.”
NORTHCOM’s Joint Task Force-Gold to coordinate cyber warfare for Golden Dome
Col. Kevin "Stoney" Stonerook, deputy commander of US Northern Command's Joint Task Force-Gold (JTF-Gold), said the unit's roles and responsibilities are still being ironed out.
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Weaponizing the supply chain for a liquid-fueled howitzer-fired munition that flies 150 km
The goal of such weaponization is to tie warfighter needs to the RDT&E cycle.
Didn’t get picked for IFPC interceptor competition? Army says come demo anyway
The service will continue working with the Lockheed Martin and Boeing-Anduril teams but also hosting “shoot-off opportunity” for additional vendors, explained Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano.
CHAOS Industries joins low-cost interceptor parade with VESPID design
The system comes in two sizes: man-portable Mk 0, and the vehicle-launched Mk 1.
Anduril unveils Steelfin interceptor as cheaper option to PAC-3 missiles
Anduril executives said the system can be “reconfigured” to be tailored toward defeating both low cost and exquisite systems.
Lockheed unveils PAC-3 Edge, its next-gen Patriot interceptor
The aerospace giant intends to invest hundreds of millions of dollars of its own cash in the missile alone, alongside additional investments in its seeker and solid rocket motor, said Tim Cahill, president of Lockheed's missiles and fire control division.
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From requirements to readiness: Rethinking defense technology
As threats continue to evolve, speed will increasingly depend on what is already available when the need emerges.
Boeing nabs potential $14.7 billion PAC-3 seeker contract
The award was issued as an undefinitized contract by PAC-3 prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
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Can Golden Dome truly succeed without logistics and sustainment in space?
Former MDA Director Lt. Gen. (ret.) Trey Obering says on-orbit servicing could enhance orbital resilience.
Navy, Raytheon ink $24.4B deal for SM-6 ‘acceleration’
The deal covers at least five-years of production for an undisclosed number of missiles.
Can’t start, won’t start: Over 150 new military programs face delay under a CR
The Defense Department will be operating under a continuing resolution until lawmakers successfully pass a fiscal 2027 budget.