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Golden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale

Rich Abott — Thu, 14 May 2026 21:43:01 +0000

The head of the Golden Dome program on May 14 strongly disagreed with a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate that a system along the lines of President Donald Trump’s […]

CBO Estimates Golden Dome With Boost-Phase Space Interceptors At $1.2 Trillion

Rich Abott — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:57:46 +0000

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates a potential national missile defense system, along the lines of the Golden Dome’s initially stated objectives, would cost about $1.2 trillion FY 2026 dollars […]

Anduril Outlines Team For Space-Based Interceptors Program

Cal Biesecker — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:09:21 +0000

Anduril Industries on Tuesday named its teammates that are helping it prototype technologies for the Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) program that is part of the Golden Dome homeland missile defense initiative. […]

Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion To 12 Companies For Space-Based Interceptor Work

Rich Abott — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:49:52 +0000

The Space Force last announced 12 companies have won contracts totaling up to $3.2 billion to prototype technologies for Space-based Interceptors in support of the Golden Dome initiative. Space Force’s […]

Guetlein Names Golden Dome C2 Primes, Adds $10 Billion To Total Cost

Rich Abott — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:48:59 +0000

The director of the Golden Dome program Tuesday named the three prime contractors working on the Golden Dome command and control (C2) “glue layer” and revealed the program’s expected total […]

Golden Dome Official Highlights Importance Of Affordability, Acquisition Reform

Rich Abott — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:20:26 +0000

A lead Defense Department official for the Golden Dome program this week argued that while technology for homeland missile defense effort is generally all proven out, the limiting factor is […]

Golden Dome Director Outlines Priorities Through 2027

Rich Abott — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:45:19 +0000

The director for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome program last week gave industry another peak into his priorities through next year and elaborated on why they have been so secretive about […]

DoD Names Golden Dome Deputy

Rich Abott — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:52:35 +0000

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced the White House has nominated Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson to be appointed as lieutenant general and assigned as military deputy to […]

Golden Dome Chief Confirms Some Operational Capability By 2028; Culture Bigger Barrier Than Technical Challenges

Rich Abott — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:39:31 +0000

The head of the Golden Dome initiative last weekend confirmed that while they still plan to deliver an “operational capability” to defend against advanced threats by 2028, cultural challenges are […]

MDA Awards First SHIELD Golden Dome Contract Vehicle To Over 1,000 Offerors

Rich Abott — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:55:12 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) included over 1,000 winning offerors able to compete under the first in a series of awards for the multiple award Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered […]

Space Force Prepares Golden Dome Solicitation For Midcourse Interceptors

Rich Abott — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:18:16 +0000

The U.S. Space Force is to release a Request for Prototype Proposal (RPP) for what experts have said is the most feasible version of space-based missile defense–midcourse kinetic intercept. Space […]

AeroVironment Deploying New Its Golden Dome Limited Area Counter-Drone System At Grand Forks

Rich Abott — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:48:42 +0000

AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday announced it will establish the foundation of its Golden Dome limited area defense architecture system at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The company said this entails an […]

AEI Releases Space-Based Interceptor Calculator, Costs Can Balloon Into Trillions For Larger Constellations

Rich Abott — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:31:50 +0000

An American Enterprise Institute (AEI) official created an interactive Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) Calculator to help show how the government’s design choices can vastly affect system cost, size and performance as […]

MDA Extends Golden Dome SHIELD Solicitation Due To Heavy Interest

Rich Abott — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 21:27:03 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on October 2 extended the submission period for responses for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) […]

MDA Investigating Low Cost Missile Defense Interceptor Under $1 Million

Rich Abott — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:51:58 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency last week solicited white papers toward ultimately quickly demonstrating a Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI) under $1 million each that could help supplement defense against ballistic and hypersonic […]

Lockheed Using Northrop Grumman As NGI Rocket Motor Backup

Rich Abott — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:17:47 +0000

While Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to build the large solid rocket motors (SRMs) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), an official told Defense Daily they have […]

AeroVironment And SNC Pitch Partnership For Lower Tier Golden Dome Bids

Rich Abott — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:48:56 +0000

AeroVironment, Inc. [AVAV] announced a new strategic partnership with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on Thursday during the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., focused on potential air […]

Collins Sees Golden Dome As Periodic Upturn in Missile Defense, Tells Industry To ‘Get Ready To Go Fast And Think Big’

Rich Abott — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:48:04 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Ahead of the thrice rescheduled Golden Dome industry summit, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) indirectly alluded to the Trump administration’s initiative as similar to […]

MDA Seeks New Mobile Golden Dome Radar

Rich Abott — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:23:00 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is investigating industry capability and interest in producing a new mobile radar to support the Golden Dome program. According to a July 24 Request For […]

Golden Dome Head Outlines Near Term Goals, Space-Based Interceptors, And Undecided Architecture

Rich Abott — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:23:16 +0000

The new head of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome initiative recently outlined his near-term goals, noting space-based interceptors (SBIs) will be the hardest technical challenge, and clarified the architecture and […]