Pentagon Adds Top Firms to $185 Billion Defense Shield
The US raised the Golden Dome defense budget to $185 billion to speed up space tracking. Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Northrop Grumman have joined as contractors.
Xurve View
Insights:
Xurve View
The United States has increased the cost estimate for its Golden Dome missile defense shield to $185 billion, a $10 billion rise aimed at accelerating the deployment of critical space-based tracking capabilities. During the McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Arlington, Virginia, program director and Space Force General Michael Guetlein announced that Lockheed Martin Corporation, RTX Corporation, and Northrop Grumman Corporation have officially joined the initiative as prime contractors.
