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Missile Defense

Mission Analysis For Golden Dome Will Lay Foundation For Programs, Budget, Space Chief Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025

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Mission Analysis For Golden Dome Will Lay Foundation For Programs, Budget, Space Chief Says

Ground-based Midcourse Defense System Ground Based Interceptor (Photo: Defense Department)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Even though a reference architecture and implementation plan for a future homeland missile defense protection shield were due in late March, the mission analysis phase is ongoing and “we’re nowhere near ready,” the chief of the U.S. Space Force said on Wednesday. The planning includes an understanding of resource needs, existing programs, systems that are in development, and systems that need to be developed, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters. These elements are necessary to…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]