Golden Dome Archives

Rendering of the Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) architecture in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). (Illustration courtesy of BAE Systems)

Space Force taps BAE Systems for next phase of MEO missile-warning satellite program

The $1.2 billion contract is for Epoch 2 of the Space Force’s Resilient Missile Warning and Missile Tracking program.

Jun 3, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump: Golden Dome will cost around $175B, be ‘fully operational’ in three years

President Trump has also named Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein as the program manager for Golden Dome.

May 20, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Emil Michael appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to become undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in Washington, D.C. March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Senate confirms former Uber executive as Pentagon’s chief technology officer

The Senate on Wednesday voted 54-43 to confirm businessman Emil Michael as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO.

May 14, 2025 By Jon Harper

A medium range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a), held on March 30, 2023 in cooperation with the U.S. Navy. (MDA photo)

Lawmakers propose $25B to fund Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense shield

The $150 billion reconciliation bill includes funding to support development and fielding of Golden Dome technologies, such as space-based sensors and interceptors.

Apr 28, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to troops, faculty, and staff at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., April 23, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

DOD kicks off review of major defense acquisition programs as Hegseth touts reforms

“We must have high-performing, mission-aligned programs at every level,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at the U.S. Army War College.

Apr 23, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

An UH-60 Black Hawk flies multiple passes at different altitudes over the runway during a series of 5G avionics tests March 2, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. A 5G mobile test station was used during the testing as part of demonstration to implement 5G technologies without compromising the safety of military and civilian aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

DOD preparing for first large-scale demonstration of spectrum-sharing tech in 2025

The demonstration will help inform a follow-on study requested by the 2023 National Spectrum Strategy.

Apr 23, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump taps hypersonics expert to oversee Pentagon’s S&T portfolio

An experienced aerospace engineer, Joseph Jewell has spent decades in both academia and government working on hypersonics research and development.

Apr 1, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Eglin Air Force Base flies over a high school football game in Niceville, Fla., Sept. 24, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)

Air Force envisions air-to-air combat role in Golden Dome missile defense

President Trump's Golden Dome initiative — previously known as Iron Dome for America — calls for a multi-layered shield for the U.S. homeland.

Feb 26, 2025 By Jon Harper