The Trump administration’s recently announced missile defense initiative makes sense on paper. However, several hurdles stand ...

President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" defence system is a plan that will face mammoth technical and financial ...

The Trump administration’s recent announcement of a “Golden ... technical feasibility. Ultimately, it would never become operational. But do we now have the technologies to realise the Golden ...

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Space systems expert Patrick Binning discusses how a comprehensive missile defense system for the United States might work ...

Credit: DoD WASHINGTON — From what is known so far about the Trump administration’s missile defense initiative known as Golden Dome, its backbone will be space-based sensors. But some of the ...

President Trump on May 20, 2025, announced that Gen. Michael Guetlein will lead the Golden Dome missile defense program. Credit: White House livestream Nonetheless, the Golden Dome represents an ...

As described, Golden Dome would use the sensors in a layered approach in which they are installed on a variety of platforms in multiple domains, including ground, sea, air and space. These various ...

Space Force officials have warned that the service already lacks the money to build out new missions like “space superiority” and take a lead role in the Golden Dome missile-defense project.

President Donald Trump's plans for a $175 billion missile defense shield include significant technical challenges and political risks. Trump outlined plans for his Golden Dome in the Oval Office ...

Experts are scratching their heads at President Trump’s ambitious, three-year timeline for Golden Dome, a next-generation missile defense system he says is essential for the future of U.S. security.