The news site for the missile defense industry. Missile Defense is a defense system intended to protect the U.S. from intercontinental ballistic missiles fired by rogue states.
"...The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum ..."
Reference: www.airandspaceforces.com ."...The Missile Defense Agency today announced it has tapped hundreds of companies to supply tech for the Golden Dome initiative, though only those who receive orders later will get a piece of a prize pool worth up to $151 billion.
“This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility, leveraging ..."
"...In October 2025, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems renewed its push to field a family of railgun weapon systems as a terminal air and missile defense layer, citing projectiles up to roughly Mach 6 and launcher classes from about 3 to 32 megajoules. The company framed the concept for the Golden Dome initiative and Guam’s layered defense, claiming terminal effects against cruise and even ballistic missiles. The proposal pairs 3, 10, and 32 megajoule launcher classes with containerized pulsed-power modules and inert, palletized projectiles, and the firm claims terminal effects against cruise and some ballistic threats while emphasizing low cost per engagement. ..."
Reference: www.armyrecognition.com ."...SpaceX is set to receive $2 billion to develop satellites that can track missiles and aircraft under President Trump’s Golden Dome project, people familiar with the matter said.
The funding was included in the tax-and-spending bill that Trump signed in July, but wasn’t publicly linked to a contractor. The planned “air moving target indicator” system could eventually field as many as 600 satellites, some of the people said.
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"...Golden Dome Deemed “Highest Priority” in Government Shutdown
The federal government is largely closed due to Congress’ inability to pass spending legislation for FY 2026. But Golden Dome is moving forward as the Pentagon named it one of its “highest priorities” during the lapse in appropriations, according to Defense Daily.
This special designation means that it could receive funding from the $150 billion in defense appropriations from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July. A Congressional Research Report provides insight into OBBBA spending. As part of that pool of money, there’s:..."
"...HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Cummings Aerospace, a small business based in Huntsville, Alabama, recently introduced a new drone the company believes can play a part in the Golden Dome missile defense architecture.
The Hellhound S4 is a tube-launched, turbo-jet-powered unmanned aircraft that can carry a variety of payloads, the company’s CEO Sheila Cummings said in an interview at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in August. ..."
"...Huntsville, Alabama, is positioned to play a central role in one of the nation’s most ambitious defense initiatives. The Golden Dome missile defense program—a proposed multi-layer system combining space-based sensors, interceptors, and ground assets—aims to counter emerging missile threats, including maneuverable hypersonics and advanced cruise missiles. Announced by President Trump in early 2025, the program could drive billions in federal investment and reshape Huntsville’s already robust defense sector.
The defense and aerospace industry is Huntsville’s largest employer, with more than 70,000 workers and over $6 billion in annual economic impact ..."
"...With hundreds of billions of dollars at stake for the US’s ambitious Golden Dome project, weapons-maker Lockheed Martin is aiming to achieve a major milestone. The company wants to test a space-based missile interceptor demonstrator by 2028, capable of even targeting highly maneuverable hypersonic missiles. ..."
Reference: www.eurasiantimes.com ."...“We’ve been very, very selective on getting not only the right talent, but the right personalities that understand how to go fast,” Guetlein said Tuesday at the Innovate Space Global Economic Summit in Arlington, Virginia. “Not everybody understands what it takes to move at that speed.”...Guetlein said he has a long way to go in building his team but has a list of 30 names, identified from across industry and academia that he hopes will join the effort. ..."
Reference: www.airforcetimes.com .
"...U.S. President Donald Trump purported on Tuesday that Canada was "considering" giving up its statehood in exchange for protection by the proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system at no cost, despite Canadian officials repeatedly stating that the country is not for sale.
"I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"They are considering the offer!" he claimed. ..."
"...Every President since the 9/11 attack on the United States has said defense of the homeland is the number one national security priority, yet the only U.S. airspace defended from cruise missile threats is a small portion of Washington, DC, and the entire country is increasingly vulnerable to conventional missile threats from China and Russia. That puts Americans at risk and increases the chances of adversary aggression abroad.
The good news is that President Donald Trump has initiated an effort to build a broad defense against these threats — nicknamed "Golden Dome" — and many in Congress are seeking to support his vision with significant "one-time" funding. But this ambitious missile defense effort will not succeed unless Congress and the Pentagon take additional steps. ..."
"...Musk's rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir (PLTR.O), opens new tab and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome, the sources said, which has drawn significant interest from the technology sector's burgeoning base of defense startups. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com ."Musk's rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome...The three companies met with top officials in the Trump administration and the Pentagon in recent weeks to pitch their plan, which would build and launch 400 to more than 1,000 satellites circling the globe to sense missiles and track their movement, sources said.
A separate fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers would then bring enemy missiles down..."
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