The Space Development Agency has awarded L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space agreements worth a combined approximately $1.75 billion to build 36 additional Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 space vehicles.
The Pentagon is pushing back against a Congressional Budget Office estimate that placed the 20-year cost of the Golden Dome missile defense program at $1.2 trillion.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system could cost approximately $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy and operate over the next 20 years.
Anduril Industries is leading a team of industry partners to develop space-based interceptor capabilities for the U.S. Space Force under the Golden Dome for America initiative.
Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded an agreement by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to develop a prototype system for the Space-Based Interceptor program.
The Space Systems Command has awarded 20 contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to 12 companies to develop space-based interceptor capabilities.
The U.S. Department of War presented an update on the Golden Dome for America missile defense initiative during an event at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story on April 23.
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.
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