Golden Dome missile defense project

Planned

The Golden Dome missile defense shield is a US missile defense system intended to protect the US from long-range strikes. The project is expected to be led by US space force general Michael Guetlein. It is a space-based missile defense system with options submitted by the Pentagon for small, medium, and large scale development. The project is estimated to cost billions of dollars and has $25 billion allocated in the next year's defense budget, with potential total costs exceeding $500 billion over 20 years. Private contractors including SpaceX are expected to be involved in the project.