Speaking from the Oval Office beside a picture showing artistic depictions of missile interceptions, Trump said he expects the system will be “fully operational before the end of my term,” which ends in 2029, and have the capability of intercepting missiles “even if they are launched from space.”
Golden Dome will “protect our homeland,” Trump said.
The Pentagon has warned for years that the newest missiles developed by China and Russia are so advanced that updated countermeasures are necessary.
Trump made his announcement next to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
The Golden Dome idea was inspired by Israel’s land-based Iron Dome defence shield that protects it from missiles and rockets.
The system is envisioned to include ground- and space-based capabilities that are able to detect and stop missiles at all four major stages of a potential attack: detecting and destroying them before a launch, intercepting them in their earliest stage of flight, stopping them midcourse in the air, or halting them in the final minutes as they descend toward a target.
Israel’s missile defence system operates across multiple tiers (Image: i)The difference in the three versions is largely based on how many satellites and sensors — and for the first time, space-based interceptors — would be purchased.
Trump has requested an initial $25bn for the programme in his proposed tax break bill now moving through Congress.
Industry experts have cast doubt on the time frame and the cost.
China and Russia have put offensive weapons in space, such as satellites with abilities to disable critical US satellites, which could make it vulnerable to attack.
The US already has many missile defense capabilities, such as the Patriot missile batteries that the US has provided to Ukraine to defend against incoming missiles as well as an array of satellites in orbit to detect missile launches.
Trump directed the Pentagon to pursue the space-based interceptors in an executive order during the first week of his presidency.
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