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Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile defence system – an expert explains the technical challenges involved
An idea for a space-based boost-phase defence system called Brilliant Pebbles was proposed towards the end of the 1980s. Rather than having large satellites with multiple missiles, it entailed having around 1,000 small individual missiles in orbit. It would have also used about 60 orbiting sensors called Brilliant Eyes to detect launches.
Golden Dome: Everything to know about Trump's $25 billion missile defense plan
President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome, on May 20, 2025. The system is intended to protect the United States from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and missiles launched from space.
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A key part of the new missile defense system, which Trump described as "Golden Dome" in a speech earlier this year, will likely be space-based interceptors, according to experts and an executive ...
Several major defense contractors, like RTX, Lockheed and L3Harris, will likely be called on to construct the Golden Dome. The project has initial funding of $25 billion included in a major budget ...
The next-generation "Golden Dome" missile defense shield would feature a sensor and communications network that could detect threats much earlier and take out enemy missiles with space-based ...
Ultimately, the Pentagon will have to address not just the technical, budgetary, and organizational questions the Golden Dome project poses, but the strategic, diplomatic, and policy issues ...
And Congress will need to fully fund the Golden Dome vision. We cannot allow unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles to stifle our progress. We need to break down traditional silos around technical ...
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