Overview

• Leaked slides outline a space-based missile detection and defense layer supported by land-based radars, interceptors and potential lasers across continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii sites.
• The presentation shows a new third Ground-Based Midcourse Defense field in the Midwest to host Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptors alongside existing California and Alaska launch sites.
• Lockheed Martin executives warned that deploying and testing unproven systems by late 2028 is a “very short timeline” that could undermine system resiliency.
• A first integrated flight test of Golden Dome’s sensors and weapons systems is tentatively scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2028, just before the presidential election.
• The Pentagon has barred public discussion for operational security even as leaks fuel scrutiny and Canada moves to clear legal hurdles for partnership.