Operations against Houthi militants in the Red Sea have drawn down missile supplies potentially needed for future operations. Adm. Samuel Paparo praised the fires capabilities brought to a potential fight by the Army’s multidomain task forces in the Pacific. The Army is close to signing off on a low-rate production contract for a new missile defense radar to replace the old Patriot system's sensor. Some of the service's newest technologies are headed to global hotspots for Army units to try them out. Oshkosh Defense's ROGUE-Fires features multilaunch capabilities for payload-agnostic delivery. The U.S. is in a race to field the capability and develop systems to defend against hypersonic missiles, which China and Russia are developing and testing. President Trump's new missile defense shield effort is now dubbed "Golden Dome." Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America." Troy Meink's specialization in space could upend the priorities of a service typically dominated by Air Force interests. This marks the fifth time a Navy vessel has donned the Intrepid name, and the first since 1974, when the carrier Intrepid was decommissioned. Load More