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Missile Defense

Golden Dome Director Outlines Priorities Through 2027

Monday, January 26th, 2026

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Golden Dome Director Outlines Priorities Through 2027

Space Force Gen. Mike Guetlein, the first Golden Dome for America Direct Reporting Program Manager (GDA DRPM). (Photo: U.S. Space Force)

The director for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome program last week gave industry another peak into his priorities through next year and elaborated on why they have been so secretive about its details. Golden Dome’s top priority for 2026 is developing the command and control (C2) system that acts as a “glue layer that sits on top of all the other tactical C2 systems. We have to have that delivered this summer and demonstrate the C2 capability in front of the…

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