The US Golden Dome initiative

This report outlines the core aspects of the Golden Dome initiative: what the current major programmes are, where upcoming efforts will be required, the current funding landscape and how the initiative is approaching the market differently than traditional defence procurement. The report is focused on the defence space market and covers areas such as missile early warning, directed energy technologies, sensing technologies and satellite networking capabilities.

The report provides:

• an outline of the core aspects of the Golden Dome initiative
• an overview of its existing programmes, including goals and objectives
• an analysis of how the Golden Dome is approaching procurement differently to traditional defence programmes
• an analysis of the current level of funding that the initiative is receiving.