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Space Force leaders defend Golden Dome goals as senators probe costs and procurement choices
Summary
Space Force officials told the subcommittee Golden Dome aims to provide homeland defense and resilient space architectures, while senators pressed on cost estimates, timelines and choices such as SDA tranche decisions and the Milnet transport layer replacement.
Gen. Saltzman, the chief of Space Force operations, told the subcommittee that space has “never been more critical” and that satellites underpin both economic activity and national security. He said the Space Force must build domain awareness, deploy resilient mission architectures and develop capabilities to hold adversary space assets at risk.
Senators pressed for detail on the president's Golden Dome proposal: Senator Murray asked whether the program could cost as much as $500 billion, and Saltzman said mission analysis and a system‑of‑systems approach will extend timelines but added a…
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