US Iron Dome interceptor production site opens as Israel places major new order
The Iron Dome money comes as a result of a $8.7 billion aid package passed by the US Congress in April 2024, which included $5.2 billion for air defense assets.
Trump: Golden Dome to cost $175 billion, will be led by Space Force’s Guetlein
President Donald Trump said the project to develop a missile defense shield should be "fully operational" before the end of his term, and claimed Canada has asked to join the project.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Rafael targeting Southeast Asia, Europe for naval defense system sales
In addition to C-DOME and the Typhoon gun, which are both kinetic interceptors, Rafael is looking to sell its Iron Beam laser weapon to navies around the world.
Hellenic dome? Greece touts ‘Achilles Shield’ air defense system to free up ships, fighter jets
It remains to be seen if Athens is set on acquiring Israel's Iron Dome or holds interest in other solutions, but at a more general level, Achilles Shield is part of an extraordinary modernization push.
Amid renewed fighting in Gaza, Israel conducts ‘advanced’ tests for Iron Dome
The Rafael-made missile intercept platform is the lowest tier of Israel's multi-layered air defense system.
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Iron Drone Raider is at the cutting edge of autonomous drone defense
The Iron Drone system offers unblinking, human-independent counter-UAS security, 24/7.
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GPS: Still the gold standard in global navigation
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
What America’s Iron Dome effort should learn from Israel’s air defense systems
Israel’s history of developing new air defenses to defend against emerging threats is closely entwined with the US experience in air defenses.
How Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ upends four decades of nuclear doctrine
The inclusion of space-based interceptors is a particularly hard nut for Moscow to swallow, given long-standing Russian belief that such weapons are aimed at undercutting the country’s nuclear retaliatory capability following a US first strike.
Trump’s Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors
In a new executive order, President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to move forward on missile defense, though the details are still thin.
EXCLUSIVE: New SASC chair sets sight on $200B defense boost, major acquisition reform push
“I hope and believe that President Trump's pledge to restore peace through strength so that we can avoid conflict is going to be followed through with adequate funding,” Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.
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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.
Israel orders more Iron Dome interceptors, using new tranche of US funding
The new batch of interceptors marks Israel's first use of an $8.7 billion American aid package.
Israel likely partner for Greece as it looks for integrated air defense systems
A pair of sources told Breaking Defense that Greece is in the fact-finding process of what systems Israeli might be willing to sell, as Athens looks for multi-layered air defense options.
Amid its own war, Israel sending Arrow 3 air defenses to Germany in 2025
“When we saw what was happening with Ukraine … we passed on a clear message that we remain committed to German national security …,” former Israeli ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff told Breaking Defense.
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