At the beginning of the year we began to talk about the ‘golden dome’ or ‘Golden Dome’. It is the name of the antimile shield that Donald Trump wants to build For the United States. It seems that the thing is serious and that has intensified competition among many military technology companies that want a piece of the cake.
The golden dome. Unlike antimile systems such as The Israeli iron domeTrump’s proposal is that he would use a satellite network capable of stopping Hypersonic missiles. Experts soon Show your skepticismarguing that it is not possible to create a shield that covers the entire territory as in Israel, a country 400 times smaller than the United States. The details of how it will be achieved do not seem to import Donald Trump, which in May assured that “we will have the best system ever built.”
A very juicy cake. It is not clear how it is going to be built or if it is possible to do so, but the plan is that it is finished before this legislature ends, with the first test planned by the end of 2028. According to the administration, its construction will cost 175,000 million dollars, of which 25,000 million have already been invested.
Business parade. As reported in the New York Timesmany companies are already doing tests to show their capabilities and be part of this project. This is the case of Varda Space Industries, the Californian startup created by Spacex former employees that was dedicated to manufacturing drugs in space. In May they did a test to demonstrate that they are not only able to track hypersonic missiles, they can also calculate their trajectory and that they can be intercepted.
The Wild West. Companies that are selected will ensure a privileged position in the American defense. In statements to New York Times, Mark Montgomerydirector of a group of defense experts in Washington, said that “there are more than 100 companies with sensors, satellites or other devices that want to sell to the golden dome (…) this is the wild west, and it is a huge opportunity for those who are selected.”
Several layers. The antimisile shield will have several layers, three land and one spatial, according to Reuters reported. The space shield will be the most complex part from the technological point of view and where many of these companies are focusing. In April we already talk about Spacex had proposed its technology for the creation of the golden dome. It is a network of up to 1,000 satellites to detect missiles and another 200 armed with missiles or lasers to destroy them before they reach their goal. Palantir Technologies and Anduril Industriestwo technological companies dedicated to defense, were also part of this initiative.
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