The U.S. Department of War outlined plans for the Golden Dome missile defense initiative during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee on April 15.
President Donald Trump has submitted a $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, marking a significant increase in military spending.
The Pentagon has raised its baseline cost estimate for the Golden Dome missile defense system to $185 billion, an increase of $10 billion driven by expanded requirements for space-based sensing and data infrastructure.
Boeing announced on 20 February that it has opened a new production line dedicated to building electro-optical infrared sensors for the U.S. Space Force and other customers.
Saab, Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the World Economic Forum that Greenland is central to President Donald Trump’s national security strategy and missile defense plans.
The United States Department of War announced 340 additional awards under the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract on 15 January.
HII has been awarded the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract through its Mission Technologies division.
An opinion article by Boaz Levy, President and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries, published on the website of The Jerusalem Post, examines the rationale behind Israel’s potential contribution to the United States’ Golden Dome homeland defence initiative.
The U.S. Space Force has issued a request for prototype proposals for space-based interceptors designed to destroy missiles during their midcourse phase of flight.
The Golden Dome air and missile defence shield will achieve “operational capability” in 2028, Space Force Gen. Michael A. Guetlein said on 6 December at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded its first prototype contracts to develop space based interceptors intended to destroy missile threats within minutes of launch.
