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A congressman and two senators introduced the Golden Dome Act on 6/24. We explored the details of the bill as a guide for the industrial base.
Senate Republicans are renewing their call for a “Golden Dome” system that would shield the United States from ballistic missiles.
In May, President Trump announced plans for a Golden Dome missile defense system, a multi-layered system designed to ward off ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles launched against North ...
Beyond the technical problems, the Golden Dome program faces legitimate legal and geopolitical hurdles.
While any such system will require several years for full implementation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in May that the Defense Department is “working with Congress to secure $25B of funding ...
But where that project delivered a functional weapon in just a few years, The Golden Dome faces far more complicated technical, financial, and strategic hurdles.
In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?
Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to make your country safer from nuclear attack.
The U.S. Army seeks AI capabilities for Golden Dome as they might contribute to the proposed system’s air and missile defense portions.
Space systems expert explains technical challenges of building a 'Golden Dome' Johns Hopkins instructor Patrick Binning discusses how a comprehensive missile defense system for the United States might ...
Hegseth's decision to shutter DOT&E was at least partially triggered by the office's plans to oversee Golden Dome's test plans, sources told Defense News.
As described, Golden Dome would use the sensors in a layered approach in which they are installed on a variety of platforms in multiple domains, including ground, sea, air and space.