# \#missile-defense **URL:** https://forum.landoffset.com/tag/missile-defense/573.md [Latest](https://forum.landoffset.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.landoffset.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.landoffset.com/tags.md) --- ## [Golden Dome’s Epic 1 targets 2028 deterrence against decapitation and limited attacks](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/golden-dome-s-epic-1-targets-2028-deterrence-against-decapitation-and-limited-attacks/2653)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/golden-dome-s-epic-1-targets-2028-deterrence-against-decapitation-and-limited-attacks/2653 "2026-09-20T20:20:38Z")
Golden Dome Director Gen. Michael Guetlein said the program’s first phase, which he called “Epic 1,” is intended to deter a coercive decapitation strike against U.S. leadership and a limited rogue-nation attack on the ho… --- ## [Army’s reported JLWS 2028 transition target is a milestone—not fielded laser defense](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-s-reported-jlws-2028-transition-target-is-a-milestone-not-fielded-laser-defense/2465)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-s-reported-jlws-2028-transition-target-is-a-milestone-not-fielded-laser-defense/2465 "2026-09-13T00:11:02Z")
The Army has reportedly committed to transition the Joint Laser Weapon System, or JLWS, into fielding by July 2028. That commitment follows two July Other Transaction Authority agreements with nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed… --- ## [Ukraine displays Shershen prototype, but fielding and performance remain unverified](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/ukraine-displays-shershen-prototype-but-fielding-and-performance-remain-unverified/2438)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/ukraine-displays-shershen-prototype-but-fielding-and-performance-remain-unverified/2438 "2026-09-12T02:05:39Z")
A Ukrainian defense-industry group displayed a second operational prototype in Poland, but public records document claimed specifications and early tests—not a contract, fielding or combat use. By Land Offset PAI Sept.… --- ## [Japan’s First Aegis Missile-Defense Ship Advances Toward System Integration](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/japan-s-first-aegis-missile-defense-ship-advances-toward-system-integration/2316)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/japan-s-first-aegis-missile-defense-ship-advances-toward-system-integration/2316 "2026-09-05T19:56:56Z")
By PAI Sept. 5, 2026 NAGASAKI, Japan — Japan’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel has received its integrated mast at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki shipyard, a construction milestone for a two-ship program desi… --- ## [Europe’s Patriot shortage is a force-allocation warning, not a settled readiness verdict](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/europe-s-patriot-shortage-is-a-force-allocation-warning-not-a-settled-readiness-verdict/2166)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/europe-s-patriot-shortage-is-a-force-allocation-warning-not-a-settled-readiness-verdict/2166 "2026-08-30T13:23:48Z")
Source note: This assessment was prompted by Keith King’s Aug. 29 LinkedIn post summarizing Wall Street Journal reporting on U.S. munitions transfers to the Middle East. It checks the broad stockpile claim against the or… --- ## [L3Harris missile-capacity case survives CEO shake-up; execution remains the test](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/l3harris-missile-capacity-case-survives-ceo-shake-up-execution-remains-the-test/2163)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/l3harris-missile-capacity-case-survives-ceo-shake-up-execution-remains-the-test/2163 "2026-08-30T05:14:29Z")
Source note: This assessment was prompted by Keith King’s Aug. 29 LinkedIn post summarizing Jinjoo Lee’s Wall Street Journal column, “The L3Harris Shake-Up Is an Opportunity to Bet on Missile Rearmament.” It checks the p… --- ## [SPY-6's Pacific Dragon Debut: Seven Navies Network Missile Defense Around First Flight III Destroyer](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/spy-6s-pacific-dragon-debut-seven-navies-network-missile-defense-around-first-flight-iii-destroyer/2049)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/spy-6s-pacific-dragon-debut-seven-navies-network-missile-defense-around-first-flight-iii-destroyer/2049 "2026-08-25T00:26:26Z")
https://news.usni.org/2026/08/18/u-s-allies-hold-major-ballistic-missile-defense-drill-new-zealand-starts-pacific-patrol Source note: Surfaced via Keith King’s LinkedIn commentary, Aug. 24, 2026. Full treatment below fr… --- ## [Army names 30 xTech Apex Intercept finalists for fall low-cost interceptor demonstrations](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-names-30-xtech-apex-intercept-finalists-for-fall-low-cost-interceptor-demonstrations/1039)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-names-30-xtech-apex-intercept-finalists-for-fall-low-cost-interceptor-demonstrations/1039 "2026-07-08T13:38:52Z")
The U.S. Army’s xTech|Apex Intercept competition has named 30 finalists for fall demonstrations of low-cost air- and missile-defense technologies. Selection is not a production contract, and the competition’s potential f… --- ## [Army Launches Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI) Program to Address Asymmetric Threat Costs](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-launches-low-cost-interceptor-lci-program-to-address-asymmetric-threat-costs/491)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/army-launches-low-cost-interceptor-lci-program-to-address-asymmetric-threat-costs/491 "2026-06-25T19:45:33Z")
Army Launches Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI) Program to Address Asymmetric Threat Costs The U.S. Army has formally launched the Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI) program, an initiative designed to field affordable, modular air and … --- ## [PLA Navy's Role in Joint Air and Missile Defense: Evolving Maritime Operations](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/pla-navys-role-in-joint-air-and-missile-defense-evolving-maritime-operations/444)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.landoffset.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.landoffset.com/t/pla-navys-role-in-joint-air-and-missile-defense-evolving-maritime-operations/444 "2026-06-22T21:53:48Z")
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is increasingly integrating into the broader joint air and missile defense architecture of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), extending the defensive perimeter into the far sea…