Weather Research and Missile Defense: Save for a Rainy Day
Missile defense modernization depends on more than hardware. Civilian weather agencies like NOAA and NASA play a quiet but critical role.
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Why Auctioning Military S-Band Spectrum Is a Bad Idea
Auctioning the low-3 S-band spectrum for commercial 5G use poses serious national security risks, potentially interfering with military radar and missile defense systems. Given escalating air and missile threats, the U.S. should maintain exclusive military access to this spectrum while continuing to study long-term sharing options.
Prioritizing Air and Missile Defense Spending in the Broader Budget Debate
The most ambitious visions of the Golden Dome missile defense architecture face tough budgetary decisions about their prioritization within the missile defense portfolio, in the Department of Defense capability mix, and across the federal budget.
Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now?
Protecting the Homeland: The Iron Dome for America
On January 27, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) entitled “The Iron Dome for America.” In an evolving and diverse threat environment, this order calls for a modernized missile defense infrastructure tailored to present-day and near-future challenges. Achieving the policy goals outlined in the EO will require significant innovation and investment, and issues of feasibility, cost, and implications for strategic stability will again be debated.
Did the U.S. Defense of Israel from Missile Attacks Meaningfully Deplete Its Interceptor Inventory?
Recent concerns about the use of a dozen Standard Missile-3 interceptors and its effect on inventories are somewhat overblown in light of broader trends in procurement and delivery rates over multiple years.
The Iran-Israel Air Conflict, One Week In
The Iran-Israel air conflict presents an unprecedented success story for air and missile defense and highlights the use of these defenses to save lives, protect property, and reduce pressures on policymakers.
Cost and Value in Air and Missile Defense Intercepts
The common analysis of recent air and missile defense engagements in the Red Sea through a cost exchange ratio framework ignores both the complexity of those engagements and the complicated value of air and missile defense.
The Pentagon’s Next Satellite Launch Is a Test for Missile Defense’s Future
New analysis identifies steps to improve the Department of Defense’s missile-tracking satellite constellation.
Russia Isn’t Going to Run Out of Missiles