To overcome Golden Dome ‘affordability’ hurdle, DoD needs acquisition reform, AI: Official
Marcia Holmes, DoD deputy director for Golden Dome, said AI and autonomy will "change how we deploy and use our weapons."
Five stories that surprised the space world: 2025 review
'Unsettled' is a polite word for 2025 in the space domain.
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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.
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."
Space Force to solicit prototype proposals for midcourse space-based missile interceptors
Other than stating that the call is for hit-to-kill rather than directed-energy systems for shooting down adversary missiles during their orbital flight trajectory, the notice is lacking technical detail.
The Break Out: The highs of AFA and a Trump sartorial mystery [VIDEO]
Fashion aside, President Donald Trump's fighter jet pin raised some eyebrows for what it could signify.
The Break Out: A Golden Dome prize pool and Project Octopus [VIDEO]
Diving into a proposed prize pool for space-based interceptors, and a look at Project Octopus, this week on The Weekly Break Out.
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How warfighters communicate when their missions are beyond visual line of sight
Standoff capability means warfighters stay connected and remain remotely located in a safer environment while making it harder for adversaries to target them.
EXCLUSIVE: DoD envisions prize competition for boost-phase SBI prototypes
The plan faces some skepticism from industry, citing massive investment requirement for potentially relatively little.
How industry is lining up for big Golden Dome business
While big primes appear to be positioning themselves for leadership roles, Leidos CEO Tom Bell told reporters the company doesn't need to be "Mr. Golden Dome."
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Here’s the role that space-based interceptors will play in Golden Dome
A key advantage of SBIs is they can defeat missile threats earlier in their trajectory.
Missile Defense Agency’s long-range radar tracks ICBM test target for first time
The test, dubbed Flight Test Other-26 (FTX-26), was originally planned for fiscal 2022, and again in 2023.
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
Nine steps to make Golden Dome a true success
In this op-ed, former NNSA no. 2 Frank Rose lays out a series of recommendations to make Golden Dome actually succeed.
Golden Dome’s need for more SBIs may moot savings from lower launch costs: CBO
The smaller SBI price tag enabled by the drop in launch costs could be offset by the need for a much larger number of satellites to fulfil Trump's Golden Dome plan, the Congressional Budget Office study caveats.
Time for Space Force to ‘clearly say’ it needs ‘weapons in space’: SPACECOM head
"The US and France recently conducted our first ever bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation to demonstrate combined capabilities in space in the vicinity of a strategic competitor spacecraft," SPACECOM head Gen. Stephen Whiting said today.
Exclusive: Here’s who Hegseth may task to put together Trump’s Iron Dome plan
Under the draft, by Feb. 28 the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, DoD components, military departments, combatant commands and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) are to put together three "scalable reference architectures" for "small, medium and large options" for the shield using "kinetic and non-kinetic" weapon systems, including costs.