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Guetlein Names Golden Dome C2 Primes, Adds $10 Billion To Total Cost

Guetlein Names Golden Dome C2 Primes, Adds $10 Billion To Total Cost
Northrop Grumman graphic representation of how Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellites are meant to operate and enable targeting of enemy missiles. HBTSS is one element of work the Golden Dome initiative plans to expand upon. (Image: Northrop Grumman).

The director of the Golden Dome program Tuesday named the three prime contractors working on the Golden Dome command and control (C2) “glue layer” and revealed the program’s expected total cost rose by another $10 billion to accelerate space sensor programs. Lockheed Martin [LMT], RTX [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are the three C2 primes. Space Force Gen. Mike Guetlein, Direct Reporting Program Manager (DRPM) for Golden Dome, previously revealed his team has been working with a consortium of six…

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