At missile defense conference, the first rule of Golden Dome is don’t talk about Golden Dome
The Space and Missile Defense Symposium organizer said the Pentagon asked them to shift discussion about the Golden Dome project to another event.
Space Force launching sats to ‘enable’ GMTI ahead of mission-dedicated birds in 2028
Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, the Space Force’s deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear, also said the service expects to complete an analysis of alternatives by this fall for a separate but related effort to track airborne targets from the heavens.
Army seeks AI/ML tools to tame crowded airspace under NGC2 push
"As the Army continues to integrate advanced technologies ... traditional airspace management methods are being challenged by the growing scale, speed, and complexity of operations," the RFI says.
Next X-37B mission to carry quantum sensor, laser link experiments
Quantum sensors hold promise to serve as the core for new systems for positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) that could provide an alternative, or even replace, today's Global Positioning System satellites.
Space Force creates new ‘System Deltas’ to guide missile warning, space-based targeting efforts
The move is part of a long-running effort by Space Systems Command to reorganize acquisition programs along mission area lines, syncing up with the structure of the service's main operational arm, Space Operations Command.
Northrop targeting more European sales for IBCS, with local production pitch
Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom are all countries Northrop is pitching, or plans to pitch, on its Integrated Battle Command System.
As part of ABMS, Air Force awards Booz Allen $315M for next phase of TOC-L prototype
Booz Allen and L3Harris initially joined forces to create the TOC-L prototype in its first phase in 2023.
UK’s Project ASGARD plots next steps following live trials in Estonia
ASGARD forms part of the British Army’s move to double lethality by 2027, triple it by 2030, and ultimately deliver a “tenfold increase in lethality” over the next decade.
Passive ground-based sensor networks could bolster air, missile defense resilience: CSIS
Passive sensors do not need to emit energy to find and fix targets, thus, they are harder for adversaries to find, track and target.
Army awards ‘Team Anduril’ nearly $100M to lead NGC2 prototype for 4th Infantry Division
"NGC2 is not just a capability. It’s a blueprint for how we’ll deliver future Army systems,” Commander of Army Futures Command, Gen. James Rainey, said in the statement
Singapore’s military, US intelligence-gathering aircraft make Talisman Sabre debut in Australia
Euan Graham, Senior Analyst on Defence Strategy at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said that the presence of Singaporean special forces at the exercise is noteworthy.
UK closes in on build of first E-7 Wedgetail, keeps faith in program amid US Air Force cancellation
In all, the estimated £1.89 billion ($2.57 billion) British E-7 program had completed a total of three test flights as of May, according to a parliamentary statement from Maria Eagle, UK defence procurement minister.
A look at the wish lists for CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, INDOPACOM and STRATCOM
INDOPACOM had the biggest request of these five COCOMS, asking for nearly $12 billion in additional funding.
The Weekly Break Out: Firms jockey for position on Golden Dome [Video]
On episode 24 of The Weekly Break Out, editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran talk Golden Dome and plenty of silver.