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The Verge
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
'I've put a lot of thought into this, and I think he was just trying to sound cool.'
I couldn't possibly single out the best of many perfect lines in Kerry Howley's detailed and morbidly funny exposé of chaos at the Pentagon, where Signalgate was just the tip of the iceberg. But this part is pretty good: Carroll encountered many people as he walked through the hallway, onto the escalator, off the escalator, through the mess hall, to the basement, where he was interrogated for an hour. On the way out, in the Pentagon lobby, he saw General Michael Guetlein. 'Mike,' Carroll said, 'I got fired.' 'That's really funny,' said the general.
South China Morning Post
12-06-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
China's PLA Daily slams US Golden Dome missile defence plan, warns of space arms race
China's military newspaper has condemned America's planned ' Golden Dome ' space-based missile defence system, warning that it may threaten global strategic stability and trigger an arms race in space. 'The development of the Golden Dome system and the US Space Force's rapid expansion have further militarised outer space,' a commentary in the PLA Daily warned on Thursday, adding that such moves could potentially intensify great power rivalry and challenge international arms control norms. The official People's Liberation Army publication also highlighted Washington's recent steps to speed up the US$175 billion Golden Dome programme, including the setting up of a 'technical integrated planning team' led by General Michael Guetlein. Guetlein, vice-chief of space operations at the US Space Force, was appointed direct programme manager for the Golden Dome missile defence project last month. 01:26 Trump's Golden Dome shows US 'obsessed with absolute security', China says Trump's Golden Dome shows US 'obsessed with absolute security', China says The paper also highlighted critical programmes under the US Space Development Agency (SDA) and Missile Defence Agency (MDA).
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Golden Dome: Revolutionary missile defense or money pit?
Imagine a future where North Korea launches a surprise missile barrage, China unleashes a wave of hypersonics, and Russia sends intercontinental ballistic missiles arcing over the North Pole. In this nightmare scenario, the only thing standing between those warheads and millions of lives is a massive new missile defense system called The Golden Dome. However, that assumes it doesn't end up being a total boondoggle. Initially announced as The Iron Dome for America, and then glitzed up as The Golden Dome, the project, estimated to cost up to $175 billion, was ordered by President Donald Trump, who said during a May 20 press briefing that 'it should be fully operational before the end of my term, so we'll have it done in about three years.' The Dome, whether Iron or Gold, would create an all-encompassing missile shield that can detect, track, and destroy virtually any incoming aerial threat, like drones and ballistic missiles, before it strikes U.S. territory. It has been described by Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein as a project on the scale of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret World War II initiative that produced the atomic bomb. But where that project delivered a functional weapon in just a few years, The Golden Dome faces far more complicated technical, financial, and strategic hurdles. In this video, we break down what The Golden Dome is, and isn't, like how it's not a big shimmering bubble over America and is instead an integrated network of sensors, interceptors, and data systems backed up by AI-enhanced decision-making tools. And a number of systems already in operation today will form the backbone of The Golden Dome. The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, whose origin can be traced back to the Strategic Defense Initiative, uses advanced SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors to target missiles in the midcourse and terminal phases. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, operated by the U.S. Army, is capable of high-altitude terminal intercepts and has a proven track record in live-fire testing and a handful of real-world engagements. Meanwhile, Patriot batteries, upgraded with PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE missiles, serve as the last line of defense, targeting incoming threats at lower altitudes and closer ranges. We also dive into the price tag, which was initially estimated at $175 billion, but will likely come in at around $500 billion to $900 billion over 20 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. And then there's the question of whether it will actually work. This type of missile defense system has never been built before, and will require dozens of systems, some of which don't exist yet, and they all have to function together seamlessly, in real time, from anywhere on the planet, but also in space. So, yeah, we'll see. A Marine Corps reply-all email apocalypse has an incredible real-life ending Army shuts down its sole active-duty information operations command Army plans to close more than 20 base museums in major reduction Former Green Beret nominated to top Pentagon position to oversee special ops The Navy's new recruiting commercial puts the 'dirt wars' in the past
Bloomberg
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
Trump's Golden Dome Creates Opening for Space Force to Gain Relevance
By and Sana Pashankar Save Five years after its formation during President Donald Trump's first administration prompted jokes about the Star Trek-style logo and inspired a Netflix Inc. sitcom with Steve Carell, the US Space Force is still looking for respect. 'Many people don't even understand the Space Force is real,' General Michael Guetlein, the agency's vice chief of space operations, told a Washington area conference in March. 'That was a luxury that we had when space wasn't contested. We no longer enjoy that luxury.'
Economic Times
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
After drones, a new warfare straight out of science fiction
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Space is the new battlefield Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Space warfare: Fiction becomes reality Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads America's 'Golden Dome' is the next frontier in space warfare Recent drone warfare has proved that next battlefields are up in the air. After spectacular drone warfare during India -Pakistan conflict, in which India's anti-drone systems were able to intercept wave after wave of Pakistan's attack drones, Ukraine's Operation Spider Web has shocked the world. The audacious drone assault, carried out with first-person-view (FPV) drones hidden inside trucks, targeted nearly 40 strategic Russian bombers thousands of kilometres from Ukraine, dealing what Ukraine claims is a multibillion-dollar blow to Moscow's long-range strike Operation Spider Web has rewritten the rules of combat. Many think drones have become even more important than fighter jets. But this is just one piece of new-age warfare which bridges the gap between reality and March, a startling revelation made by the US pointed at advancements in space warfare -- Chinese defence satellites had practiced 'dogfights' in low Earth orbits in 2024. United States Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein said, "'With our commercial assets, we have observed five different objects in space maneuvering in and out and around each other in synchronicity and in control. That's what we call dogfighting in space. They are practicing tactics, techniques and procedures to do on-orbit space operations from one satellite to another.'A dogfight is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft conducted at close range. Now, dogfights have reached space too where satellites fight like fighter the satellites involved in the reported military exercise in space, a US military spokesperson confirmed that the 'dogfights' took place in 2024. The officer added that there were five satellites involved with three of them Shiyan-24C experimental satellites while the remaining two were experimental spacecraft, the Shijian-605 A and months later, in May, it was reported that India too practised a sort of dogfight in space. India quietly pulled off a historic space manoeuvre of its own -- one that married sophisticated scientific finesse with nuanced strategic signalling. On its SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed a high-speed satellite rendezvous in space, showcasing not only technical capability but future preparedness in the new frontier of orbital SPADEX mission was first initiated to develop autonomous docking and undocking of two satellites, the manoeuvres which are the backbone of long-duration space missions, space station activities and servicing satellites. When the main mission was accomplished, ISRO engineers observed that the two satellites had almost 50% of fuel left, owing to accurate launch calibration and cautious fuel management. This created the possibility for an unintended but ambitious second phase: testing high-speed coordinated manoeuvres in two satellites were manoeuvred into synchronised, high-speed contact at orbital speeds of 28,800 kmph -- approximately 28 times the speed of a commercial airliner. Flying at such velocities, even the slightest miscalculation can result in disastrous consequences, and hence, this was an accomplishment of gigantic technical sophistication. Similar to fighter jets' aerial combat training, the satellites gradually closed in on each other under controlled conditions, pushing the boundaries of orbital control, real-time communication, and autonomous control systems. Although no weapons were used, the exercise replicates the manoeuvring accuracy that would be required in future space 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a special announcement that India had successfully tested its first anti-satellite missile system, code-named 'Mission Shakti'. "India has entered its name as an elite space power. An anti-satellite weapon ASAT successfully targeted a live satellite on a low Earth orbit," PM Modi said. He also stated that shooting down a LEO satellite is a rare achievement and was completed successfully within three minutes of is only the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to have such a space warfare capability. Though it lags the three countries in this domain by far, it is making rapid progress. It is working on a "military space doctrine" that will be brought out in a few months, amid China continuing to develop weapons - direct ascent anti-satellite missiles, co-orbital satellites and electronic warfare - to contest or deny access to warfare has evolved from a theoretical concept, and the stuff found in science fiction, into a critical component of modern military strategy. As of 2025, nations like the United States, Russia, China, and India have developed sophisticated capabilities to leverage, defend, and contest space warfare encompasses military strategies and operations conducted in or through outer space. It involves three key parts: space control, to ensure the freedom of operation in space for one's own forces while denying adversaries the same; space denial, to disrupt or destroy an adversary's space assets to degrade their military capabilities; and space exploitation, to utilize space-based assets for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and domains of space warfare include orbital warfare, engaging in actions to destroy or disable satellites; cyber operations, targeting space-based communication and control systems; electronic warfare, jamming or spoofing satellite signals; and kinetic operations, which means physical destruction of space assets using missiles or other proposed 'Golden Dome' marks a dramatic shift in space warfare. Projected to cost $175 billion, the system aims to create a space-based missile defense shield that can detect, track and intercept missiles -- including nuclear ones -- before they reach US soil. If implemented, it would become the world's first active combat infrastructure deployed in orbit, fundamentally altering the nature of space earlier space systems that were passive -- satellites for communication, navigation or surveillance -- the Golden Dome envisions satellites equipped with sensors, interceptors and potentially directed-energy weapons such as lasers. These platforms would neutralize threats in their boost or mid-course phases, forming a constant orbital shield over the US and its argue this is the next logical step in deterrence, especially in an age of hypersonic missiles and unpredictable adversaries. However, the plan has triggered intense concern globally, with rivals such as Russia and China warning that it could dangerously destabilize strategic balance. The most serious worry is that the Golden Dome undermines the principle of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), a cornerstone of nuclear deterrence. If the US can reliably intercept retaliatory missile strikes, it might be perceived as having a first-strike advantage -- a perception that could provoke an arms has responded with sharp criticism, calling the plan a 'dangerous fantasy' that could dismantle existing arms control agreements. Moscow has accelerated the development of hypersonic weapons like the Avangard system, designed to bypass missile defenses. Similarly, China sees the Golden Dome as a direct challenge to its strategic deterrent and is likely to expand its own space and nuclear forces. Beijing has already invested heavily in anti-satellite weapons, maneuverable co-orbital satellites, and electronic warfare systems targeting space an increasingly militarized orbital environment, India too is striving to increase its offensive and defensive capabilities in space.(With inputs from TOI)
