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SDA Looks To Industry Studies For Trump’s Iron Dome For America

Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

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SDA Looks To Industry Studies For Trump’s Iron Dome For America

Pictured is a graphic by the U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency.

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Feb. 11 issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking summaries of upcoming 60-day studies on architectures and capabilities for the Iron Dome For America initiative started at the White House. SDA said it is specifically interested in industry’s perspective on implementing the White House executive order 14186, which calls for a missile defense shield capable of protecting all of the U.S. critical infrastructure and citizens from foreign aerial attacks. The agency said under this…

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