An idea for a space-based boost-phase defence system called Brilliant Pebbles was proposed towards the end of the 1980s.

President Donald Trump has unveiled his plan to build a "Golden Dome" missile defense system to shield the US from attack, ...

As the Golden Dome continues to be developed, there are three natural policy tensions that will determine the success of the Golden Dome program and the viability of defense acquisition reform efforts ...

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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 ...

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 ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on near posters depicting a "Golden Dome" for the U.S. as ... "gathered the brightest minds and best technical talent to review a full range ...

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 ...

President Trump’s goal for the Golden Dome project is to protect the United States from the “most catastrophic threats” posed by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and he framed the ...

The Pentagon has submitted small, medium and large options to the White House for developing “Golden Dome,” President Donald Trump’s vision for a cutting-edge missile shield that can protect ...

However, CBO cautioned in a May 5 letter to Senate lawmakers that a Golden Dome missile defense shield ... in part, due to technical challenges and policy issues. An executive order signed by ...

In the rearview mirror. For traders hunting the next big technical signal, RTX might be yesterday's headline. The Pentagon's budget may favor all three Golden Dome names – but when it comes to ...