Topic: strategic defense initiative
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Private Firm to Test Space Weapon in Self-Funded Demo
Defense contractors are competing for the Golden Dome missile shield program, a trillion-dollar initiative, and assert that the foundational technologies for an effective homeland defense system already exist within the U.S. industrial base. The main challenge is integrating components into a sea...
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Trade Wars Stall Trump Missile Shield Talks With Allies
The Golden Dome missile defense system aims for full operation by 2028, deploying space-based sensors and interceptors to protect the U.S. from ballistic, cruise, hypersonic, and drone threats. The project faces a tight timeline and high costs, with proponents citing strategic necessity against a...
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