WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered USD 175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.
Speaking from the Oval Office, 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.” It’s likelier that the complex system may have some initial capability by that point, a U.S. official familiar with the program said.
Trump also announced that Gen. Michael Guetlein, who currently serves as the vice chief of space operations, will be responsible for overseeing Golden Dome’s progress.