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Golden Dome: Can it achieve success with a logistics deficit in space?

The Golden Dome project faces critical challenges to operational sustainability in space without continuous service and logistical support. Former MDA Commander Trey Obering argues that space service operations can enhance orbital durability.

6 Oct 2026 343 Views

Air Systems

Critical Approval from Washington: Billions of Dollars in Weapons and Modernization Package for Middle East Allies

The U.S. Department of State approved new foreign military sales worth billions of dollars covering the UAE, Kuwait, and Egypt. The package includes a precision guidance kit, Patriot system repairs, and Javelin anti-tank missiles.

6 Oct 2026 305 Views

Air Systems

Boeing Wins $14.7 Billion PAC-3 Seeker Contract

Boeing has been selected as the seeker producer for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile interceptor, which is a part of the Patriot air defense system. According to Boeing's defense unit head Steve Parker, this contract will enable the company to focus on quality and execution while increasing seeker production.

6 Oct 2026 724 Views

Air Systems

Critical Phase in the Mecca Defense Pact: Turkish Armed Forces Deploying to Saudi Arabia

At the extraordinary committee meeting held in Riyadh under the Mecca Defense Pact signed between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, it was decided to reflect mutual defense commitments on the ground and deploy Turkish military elements to Saudi Arabia.

6 Oct 2026 276 Views

Air Systems

From the US Navy Hypersonic Weapon: Blackbeard Missile flight test successfully completed

The US Navy has successfully completed a critical developmental flight test of the Blackbeard long-range hypersonic strike missile, developed to be fired from F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets.

5 Oct 2026 287 Views

Air Systems

Shock Resignation in Iran's Energy Sector: Oil Minister Steps Down

The surprise resignation of Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has created a crisis in the country's sanctions-battered energy bureaucracy, while NIOC CEO Hamid Bovard has been appointed as acting minister.

5 Oct 2026 282 Views