Breaking Defense is reporting that advanced space-based payloads from RTX’s Raytheon are enhancing missile defense capabilities. It said these payloads provide faster detection, persistent tracking and global coverage to counter evolving threats.
Separately, Gen. Michael Guetlein stated that the Congressional Budget Office's $1.2 trillion estimate for the Golden Dome project is based on incorrect data. He insisted the Department of Defense would deploy an operational system to defend the entire U.S. homeland by 2028, at an estimated cost of $185 billion.
Gen. Stephen Whiting, chief of SPACECOM, told the Mitchell Institute that the U.S. and its close allies are developing a joint orbital warfare plan. He also noted that SPACECOM plans to continue its quarterly Apollo Insights table-top exercises with commercial industry this year.
Breaking Defense also reported that U.S. Special Operations Command will test SkyFi’s Sovereign Intelligence Platform, a prototype designed to allow field commanders to task commercial satellites for near-real-time imagery. Additionally, the outlet explored the Pentagon's newest declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena files.