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ROCkN: Robust Optical Clock Network | DARPA

This program seeks to develop optical precision timing technologies to significantly increase the precision and holdover of DoW timing capability in low-size, weight, and power (SWaP) devices that can operate outside the lab.
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Over the past two decades, precision timing in the optical domain has advanced rapidly in the laboratory and has recently surpassed – in stability and precision – the ubiquitous microwave timing techniques that make up the foundations of global precision timing in commercial and Department of War (DoW) domains.

Optical precision timing techniques provide a means for orders of magnitude higher precision and accuracy, but, just as importantly, they enable more resilient timing capabilities with less reliance on GPS by virtue of longer holdover times and usage of optical signals that are more difficult to jam or spoof.

The “Robust Optical Clock Network” (ROCkN) program seeks to develop optical precision timing technologies to significantly increase the precision and holdover of DoW timing capability in low-size, weight, and power (SWaP) devices that can operate outside the lab.

ROCkN has two Technical Areas (TA) based on different application domains:

  • TA1 aims to develop small portable clocks that provide the time precision necessary for distributed coherent sensing and other applications in a robust package suitable for airborne or spaceborne platforms
  • TA2 aims to develop transportable clocks with month-long holdover of GPS-quality precise time and autonomous operation, with a view toward providing a local regional time scale on land or seaborne platforms
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Construction of Sentinel ICBM silo prototype begins in Utah

Construction has commenced on a full-scale prototype launch silo for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile in Utah.
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Northrop Tests Sentinel Missile Silo Design to Speed ICBM Rollout

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force are accelerating the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program by prototyping a new launch silo tube.
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Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Accelerate Prototyping to Support Sentinel Launch Silo Design

PROMONTORY, Utah – March 27, 2026 – Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force are accelerating prototyping of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system’s launch silo tube with a test of concept.
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BAE Unveils Highly Maneuverable, Refuelable Satellite, Eyes 2027 Delivery​

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BAE Unveils Maneuverable, Refuelable Satellite for 2027 Delivery

BAE Systems unveiled a new high-thrust, maneuverable, refuelable satellite designed to support dynamic space operations.
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How ’27 Budget Requests Compare: Air Force, Space Force vs. Army, Navy, DOD​

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How USAF, USSF Compare to Other Services in the 2027 Budget

The 2027 budget request data show the military services are taking different approaches to increased funds from the $1.5 trillion topline.
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U.S. Navy Seeks Over 600 Surface-to-Air Missiles in Budget Request​

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U.S. Navy Seeks Over 600 Surface-to-Air Missiles in Budget Request - Naval News

Stated in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, the United States Navy desires funds required to purchase 136 RIM-161D Standard Missiles 3 Block IIAs (SM-3IIA) and 540 RIM-174 Standard Missiles 6s (SM-6), for a total of 676 Standard Missile series naval interceptors.
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Stated in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, the United States Navy desires funds required to purchase 136 RIM-161D Standard Missile 3 Block IIAs (SM-3IIA) and 540 RIM-174 Standard Missile 6s (SM-6), for a total of 676 Standard Missile series naval interceptors.
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Space Force tasks a dozen companies for Golden Dome space-based interceptors - Breaking Defense

The service pledged it would demonstrate an “initial capability” for the orbital missile killers by 2028.
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In a press release today, the Space Force revealed that 20 contracts — collectively totaling a potential $3.2 billion — have been awarded to the 12 firms over the last several months under a dedicated SBI program. According to the Space Force, the companies will help construct a proliferated low earth orbit “constellation of interceptors capable of boost, midcourse and glide phase engagements.” Essentially, those systems would be capable of knocking down missiles, including hypersonic glide vehicles capable of maneuvering, throughout earlier phases of flight.
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Those companies are:
  • Anduril Industries Inc.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
  • General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc.
  • GITAI USA Inc.
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Quindar Inc.
  • Raytheon (also known by its parent company RTX)
  • Sci-Tec Inc
  • SpaceX
  • True Anomaly Inc.
  • Turion Space Corp.
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