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Golden Dome Industry Summit Set For June

Wednesday, May 14th, 2025

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Golden Dome Industry Summit Set For June

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) rescheduled its upcoming Golden Dome for America industry summit for June 11 in Huntsville, Ala. An MDA notice from March originally announced the summit focused on next-generation missile defense in line with the White House Golden Dome initiative would occur on April 29 at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. (Defense Daily, March 31). The original notice said the summit aimed to “equip non-traditional and industry partners with the knowledge and understanding of MDA’s and Space Force’s…

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