President Trump promised in May to build a Golden Dome missile defense shield over America. In December, 2,100 contractors were named to work on a contract worth $151 billion.

In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to build the Golden Dome, an integrated defense system to protect nations against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats. The Golden Dome will be a “system of systems,” combining different capabilities to detect, track and intercept threats from an adversary nation.

The $843 million Space Development Agency contract calls for 18 satellites, which will be deployed in the military agency's Tranche 3 constellation.

Border walls are a precedent for a “layered architecture” of defense systems planned to form a protective dome over the United States. (Megalibrarygirl/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) Critics have questioned the Golden Dome’s feasibility: Trump ...

Satellite maker Terran Orbital Corp. says it expects to have a role in President Donald Trump’s proposed Golden Dome project, which is designed to protect the U.S. against incoming hostile missiles. The president’s proposal has sparked a public ...

The defense landscape has entered a new era defined by technology readiness, adaptability, and heightened demand for all supply chain members to contribute to the Golden Dome for America (GDA) and similar initiatives that are rapidly taking shape.