US EditionSpace Force Awards Golden Dome Missile Defense Contracts
The Space Force awarded multiple secret contracts under $9 million each to develop prototypes for interceptors aimed at destroying missiles minutes after launch, with tens of billions in future deals expected.
- The U.S. Space Force has awarded several small Golden Dome contracts to companies like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to build competing missile defense prototypes.
- The contracts mark a significant step in the Pentagon's efforts to track and destroy enemy missiles, including prototypes of space-based interceptors.
- The upcoming awards are part of President Trump's Golden Dome initiative to develop a missile defense shield with the goal of being operational by 2028.
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Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
The U.S. Space Force has awarded about a half dozen small Golden Dome contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes, kicking off a race for future deals worth tens of billions of dollars, according to two sources briefed on the matter. The awards went to several companies including Northrop Grumman , True Anomaly, Lockheed Martin and Anduril, the sources said.
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has awarded about a half dozen small Golden Dome contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes, kicking off a race for future deals worth tens of billions of dollars, according to two sources briefed on the matter. The awards went to several companies including Northrop Grumman, True Anomaly, Lockheed Martin and Anduril, the sources said.
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