Overview

• Golden Dome has $25 billion allocated and targets a first flight test in 2028 as it moves from design into procurement.
• Space Force and Missile Defense Agency coordination has launched early-stage purchases of prototype interceptors and command systems.
• Huntsville’s missile-defense ecosystem at Redstone Arsenal is serving as the primary integration center with Lockheed Martin, SAIC and L3Harris leading development work.
• A missile assembly facility in Courtland, Alabama, is on track to open in 2026 to produce interceptors for the multi-layered shield.
• Prototype command-and-control hubs are operational at Lockheed Martin’s Suffolk, Virginia, Lighthouse facility and a small-scale demonstration is active in Guam.