Tag: boost-phase intercept

  • Space Force awards $3.2B for Golden Dome interceptor prototypes

    What does the Space Force’s $3.2 billion Golden Dome contract mean for space-based missile defense? The U.S. Space Force awarded up to $3.2 billion across 12 companies to develop competing prototypes for the Golden Dome boost-phase interceptor program, marking the largest single defense space investment since the Space Development Agency’s initial satellite constellation awards. The…