Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome initiative in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP By Joe Gould and Jack Detsch, Published by Politico, 5 August 2025 The department has banned officials from publicly discussing Trump’s favorite weapons project at a major missile defense
Northrop Grumman tested a stage-two solid rocket motor for the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at the Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 5 August 2025 The defense contractor sees solid rocket motor capacity as key advantage HUNTSVILLE,
From: Sputnik News, 5 August 2025 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking a new radar in support of the "Golden Dome for America" program, capable of simultaneously acquiring, tracking, and discriminating a full spectrum of missile threats, according to a Request for Information (RFI) posted
Illustration of Golden Dome technology. Credit: Redwire. By Peter Cannitol, Published by Reddit, 5 August 2025 RTICLE KEY POINTS: Urgency of Threat: With China projected to reach 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, the DoD is under pressure to deliver rapidly deployable, adaptable systems — favoring companies that already operate at
Gen. Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations at the 7th Annual Air Force Association Schriever Space Futures Forum. Credit: U.S. Space Force By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 23 July 2025 "I firmly believe that the technology that we need to deliver Golden Dome exists today." The head of
Los Alamos National Laboratory via Aerospace Projects Review By Joseph Trevithick, Published by The War Zone, 22 July 2025 Competition to supply parts of Golden Dome is heating up with Northrop Grumman stating they have begun ground testing orbital missiles. Northrop Grumman is conducting ground-based testing related to space-based interceptors
Space Force operators monitor missile-warning satellite data at the Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. Credit: Space Systems Command By Jonathan Beale, Published by the BBC, 16 July 2025 There's a short sharp shout: "Launch Yemen!" The men and women in uniform sitting in
A Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lawmakers and Northrop Grumman are looking at increasing Ground-Based Interceptor production as part of the Golden Dome. (Image: U.S. Missile Defense Agency) By Brian Everstine, Published by Aviation Week, 4 July 2025 In 1991, TRW Space & Technology Group
