
Space Force Taps SpaceX for $739M in National Security Launches
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX launch contracts worth $739 million to deploy advanced missile warning and national security satellites for the SDA and NRO.
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The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX launch contracts worth $739 million to deploy advanced missile warning and national security satellites for the SDA and NRO.

The U.S. Space Force is accelerating its shift to a full warfighting posture in 2026, driven by rising threats from China and Russia in the space domain.

The U.S. Space Force has officially activated the powerful Long Range Discrimination Radar in Alaska, enhancing the nation's missile defense capabilities.

The U.S. Space Force is seeking a new generation of smaller, faster space-based interceptors designed to destroy ballistic missiles shortly after launch.

A top U.S. Air Force official warns that China's rapid progress in space and missile technology is driven by genuine innovation, not just by copying U.S. systems.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded several secret contracts to develop prototypes for the 'Golden Dome' space-based missile defense system.

The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to develop a new layer of missile defense, soliciting prototypes for space-based kinetic interceptors.

The U.S. is pursuing a space-based missile shield called 'Golden Dome,' with official cost estimates at $175 billion but expert projections exceeding $1 trillion.

A Pentagon nominee is urging a closer integration of the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office to fix costly inefficiencies in space programs.

Military leaders and defense industry experts now view space as a critical warfighting domain, focusing on advanced defense systems to protect national assets in orbit.

A California startup is using $15 million of its own funds to demonstrate a space-based weapon for the Pentagon's multi-trillion-dollar 'Golden Dome' missile shield.

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has announced plans for an on-orbit test of a space-based missile interceptor by 2028 as part of the Golden Dome initiative.