HBTSS Archives

SDA solicits industry studies on potential capabilities for Trump’s Iron Dome for America

The Space Development Agency is interested in custody layer, HBTSS and other capabilities for the planned missile defense architecture.

Feb 13, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he and First Lady Melania Trump prepare to depart the White House aboard Marine One on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Trump revives push for space-based interceptors in ‘Iron Dome for America’ edict

The new executive order tasks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deliver a comprehensive plan for a next-generation homeland missile defense reference architecture in the next 60…

Jan 28, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 85 commercial and government spacecraft and 3 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2021. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub)

New SDA, MDA missile-tracking satellites launched into space

The organizations aim to demonstrate capabilities on orbit that could be used to detect and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced threats.

Feb 14, 2024 By Jon Harper

GAO calls for independent reviews of hypersonic missile interceptor program

The Pentagon needs to take a closer at the glide-phase interceptor program, a government watchdog said in a new report.

Jun 21, 2022 By Jon Harper