Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during the keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense)
Attendees listen during a keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense)
Golden Dome czar Gen. Mike Guetlein, left, speaks with retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on August 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
Vera, made by Huntsville's Browncoats robotics team, is a mechanical challenge robot that shoots plastic balls at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
L3Harris Red Wolf munition on display at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
