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L3Harris Talks Alignment with Outline for Golden Dome

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 18th, 2025

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L3Harris Talks Alignment with Outline for Golden Dome

Pictured is U.S. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, who heads the Golden Dome program and reports to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg (Space Force Photo)

U.S. Space Force systems may account for two-thirds of DoD spending on an extensive Golden Dome missile defense architecture, according to an American Enterprise Institute report this month, as DoD prepares to examine a Golden Dome blueprint required by Executive Order 14186, signed by President Trump on Jan. 27. Section 3 of the executive order required DoD to submit to the White House a "reference architecture, capabilities-based requirements, and an implementation plan for the next-generation missile defense shield" within 60…

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