Trump pointed out the head of the missile shield « Iron Dome » for $ 175 billion
US President Donald Trump has announced that he has chosen a project for a missile shield named « Golden Dome », which will cost about $ 175 billion, Reuters reported.
At a press conference at the White House Trump last night, he announced that the main project leader would be US Space Forces General Michael Gutline. « Golden Dome » will protect our country, « Trump told reporters in the oval office and noted that Canada had expressed a desire to be part of it.
For the moment, there is no comment on what he has said by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Trump stressed that everything in the missile shield will be manufactured in the United States.
The Golden Dome, whose development president ordered in January, envisages the creation of a network of satellites for the detection, tracking and potential intercept of target -directed missiles. The shield may have hundreds of satellites to detect and track rockets.
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The implementation of the ambitious but controversial project will take years, as it will be subjected to strong political control and will also be faced with insecurity in its financing.
The Democratic Party legislators have expressed concern about the public procurement procedure and the participation of Trump’s Space Ex company to Trump Ilon Musk, which emerges as a favorite along with Palantir and Anduril (Anduril) for building key components from the system.
The idea of a « gold dome » was drawn from the ground defense shield « Iron Dome », which protects Israel from rockets and shells.
Trump’s « Golden Dome » is much larger and includes a huge set of satellites for observation and a separate fleet of attacking satellites that will take off attack rockets shortly after they take off.
The project announced last night sets the beginning of a process that envisages the Pentagon to test, and subsequently to buy missiles, systems, sensors and satellites, which will make up the defense shield.
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Trump, according to which the Golden Dome will be completed by the end of his term in January 2029, noted that Alaska will be a significant part of the project, and the United States Florida, Georgia and Indiana will also benefit from it.
However, financing the endeavor remains uncertain. The Republican Party legislators have proposed an initial investment of $ 25 billion for a Golden Dome as part of a wider $ 150 billion defensive package, but this funding is linked to a controversial bill that meets significant obstacles in Congress.
