The new Administration sees advanced threats from China and Russia as a top priority and has issued an executive order, Golden Dome for America, to address. The Reagan era "Star Wars” program is becoming a reality as faster, more maneuverable hypersonic weapons pose dangers at home and abroad. The Threat Status team takes a deeper look at the technology, the policy and the strategy needed to outpace our adversaries.
Defense firm Lockheed Martin this week announced a record-setting deal to provide nearly 2,000 Patriot air and missile defense interceptors and associated hardware to the Army.
National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with U.S. Navy (Ret.) Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, for an exploration of the administration’s approach to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, China’s goal of taking Taiwan, the challenge of next-generation missile defense and the race to maintain global naval superiority. (Aug. 28, 2025)
As U.S. rivals dedicate enormous resources to developing next-generation threats that can circumvent traditional defense, the Army is working to create systems that can thwart that peril, a top general told Threat Status.
National Security Editor Guy Taylor and Milton Carroll, vice president of business development at the advanced defense tech firm Peraton, discuss the future of missile defense and the challenge of providing cybersecurity in the fast-evolving domain of space.
National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Lt. General Sean Gainey for a wide-ranging discussion on the Army’s role as a mission leader and integrator across these futuristic domains. (Aug. 14, 2025)
National Security Editor Guy Taylor and Josh Jackson of the defense tech firm Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) discuss the challenges and opportunities at hand when it comes to integrating, protecting and making available the most critical data for American warfighters in the advanced digital age.
The Trump administration’s Golden Dome for America missile defense shield will incorporate space- and land-based defenses to create a four-layered system, according to a new report.
Davidson Technologies President and CEO Dale Moore joined National Security Editor Guy Taylor for an exclusive video interview on the floor of the 2025 Space & Missile Defense Symposium to discuss the intersection between futuristic tech — specifically quantum computing — and America’s pursuit of dominance amid evolving great power competition in space.
National Security Editor Guy Taylor speaks with L3Harris Technologies’ General Manager for Proliferated Missile Defense Josh Lovejoy on the floor of the 2025 Space & Missile Defense Symposium about the company’s preparedness for involvement in President Trump’s push for a next-generation “Golden Dome” missile defense shield for the U.S. homeland.
Despite it being the marquee defense policy of the second Trump administration, the Pentagon went to lengths to ensure that top U.S. military officials avoided talking publicly about the president’s push for a next-generation “Golden Dome for America” missile defense shield this week at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium.
Defense technology companies AeroVironment and SNC announced a strategic partnership this week aimed at building an integrated, adaptable air and missile defense system to support President Trump’s Golden Dome for America.
Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler joins Threat Status from the Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala.
Artificial intelligence will be an integral tool for reducing the cognitive load placed on U.S. Army soldiers and will be the driving force behind a leaner and more lethal fighting force, the leader of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command said this week.
President Trump’s ambitious push for a Golden Dome missile shield will be a key theme this week at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium, where some of the world’s most futuristic military technology will be on display and key Pentagon officials will address 21st-century missile- and space-based threats facing the American homeland.
Two Russian bombers and fighter escorts breached the American air defense zone near Alaska this week and were met by U.S fighters, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.
The Pentagon will brief the Senate Armed Services Committee on keeping aging Minuteman III nuclear missiles active until the troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program is deployed, according to a committee report.
More countries aspire to be nuclear-weapons states, and we should prepare for this eventuality. That’s why the Golden Dome missile defense initiative is timely and needed.
The Defense Department wants to ramp up cooperation with allies over military operations in space, but is facing tough challenges carrying out its goal.
Dr. Mark Lewis, of the Purdue Applied Research Institute, joins the show to talk about hypersonic weapons research, the U.S.-China hypersonics race, and the challenges ahead for the Golden Dome missile shield.
America’s Golden Dome is a priority for President Trump. It is strategically important for Congress to coordinate with the administration to secure this defense capability.
The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Space and Mission Systems a $1.2 billion contract last week to deliver 10 missile tracking satellites for a medium Earth orbit constellation.
When President Reagan announced his Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983, he posed a moral question. Is it better, he asked, to protect lives or to avenge them?
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that has passed the House isn’t perfect, but it does contain a few great ideas.
Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations compared U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program to a “protection racket” on Wednesday after Trump said America’s northern neighbor could pay $61 billion to join the program or it could be free if the country agrees to annexation.
President Trump said Canada is “considering” becoming the 51st state in exchange for free protection by the proposed “Golden Dome” defense system.
President Trump said his “Golden Dome” missile defense system will be completed before he leaves office in January 2029, laying an ambitious timetable for an incredibly costly and complex project.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is considering options for investing in President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program.
Leaders in America’s defense industry scrambled to voice their support for President Trump’s Golden Dome project this week.
President Trump has selected the architecture for his ambitious Golden Dome missile shield and said Gen. Michael A. Guetlein, Space Force vice chief of space operations, will oversee the effort to get it up and running.
The Pentagon has drafted an initial plan for President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system, just days after defense officials met with politicians on Capitol Hill to discuss concerns.
Ben and Guy take listeners behind the scenes of the Threat Status “Golden Dome for America” event and dive into several key topics around the missile shield proposal.
Board member of the Space Force Association Shawn Barnes — instrumental in the inception and formation of the U.S. Space Force, also founder & owner of Polaris Strategic Solutions, LLC — gives an overview of what building an “Iron Dome” for America can look like, and describes the importance of U.S. forces enhancing deterrence. This occurred during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
National Security Correspondent Ben Wolfgang moderates a panel discussion with Tory Bruno, President and CEO at United Launch Alliance; Erika Marshall, Vice President of C4ISR at Lockheed Martin; Tom Karako, Director of the Missile Defense Project at Center for Strategic & International Studies; and RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Co-leader of Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Air and Missile Defense Program. The discussion occurred during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
Retired Gen. Glen D. VanHerk participated in a “Fireside Chat” with Washington Times Columnist and former CIA Officer Daniel N. Hoffman during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
National Security Editor Guy Taylor moderates a panel discussion with Chris Bogdan, Lt. Gen. (Ret.), Executive Vice President at Booz Allen; Ed Zoiss, President of Space & Airborne Systems at L3Harris Technologies; and Dr. Mark Lewis, CEO of Purdue University Applied Research Institute. The discussion occurred during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
Sen. Tim Sheehy, Montana Republican and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a keynote address during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
Sen. Deb Fischer, Nebraska Republican and chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, delivered a keynote address during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
National Security Correspondent Bill Gertz addressed the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Va.
The former commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is not possible or affordable to defend every inch of America, but defense leaders might not need to if they improve domain awareness and upgrade missile defense policies.
Sen. Deb Fischer, chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, said this week that the Pentagon needs certain electromagnetic bands for building an effective missile defense system.
These are systems we already have in production. We already have them deployed. We already have at NORTHCOM, we simply need to bring them back to defend the homeland and then replace them in their expeditionary roles over time.
L3 Harris has been working in recent years with the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency on test launching so-called hypersonic ballistic tracking space sensor satellites, HBTSS.
Sen. Deb Fischer said President Trump’s efforts to improve the U.S. missile defense systems are crucial to securing domestic security.
A key senator announced Tuesday the formation of a Senate caucus to help advance President Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield proposal.
This event explored the concept of the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense shield with senior U.S. defense and Trump administration officials, congressional members, missile defense industry leaders and academia.
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Golden Dome for America. The Washington Times is joined by high-level U.S. government and defense industry leaders to look at the technology, the policy and the strategy needed to outpace our adversaries. Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Photo credit: Eleanor Kaufman / The Washington Times
