After years of a Patriot monopoly, new anti-ballistic alternatives are emerging. Officials hope to see some of them on the battlefield by the end of 2026.
Drone units operating far behind the front line on Ukraine’s sweeping steppe have hit more than 180 vessels and other sea-borne targets in recent weeks.
Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess and lawmakers said in a Senate hearing that adversaries are targeting the space domain first in conflicts, citing the Iran war.