Golden Dome Defenders Push Back on $1.2T Cost Estimate
The nonpartisan agency said space-based interceptors could make up about 70% of acquisition costs.
- Gen. Michael Guetlein rejected the Congressional Budget Office estimate on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative could cost $1.2 trillion, arguing the analysis relies on outdated assumptions.
- Inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, Trump's project aims to shield the entire United States from advanced aerial threats, contrasting sharply with his initial $175 billion promise and the White House's $185 billion estimate.
- According to the CBO, the system would require a constellation of approximately 7,800 satellites in low Earth orbit, with about 70% of acquisition costs dedicated to space-based interceptors and related components.
- Despite criticism from Republican lawmakers including Rep. Jeff Crank, who alleged the analysis reeked of political bias, Congress has allocated approximately $24 billion for the project, with SpaceX and Lockheed Martin securing contracts worth up to $3.2 billion.
- Military experts remain skeptical of technical feasibility, warning the shield could be overwhelmed by a full-scale attack from peer adversaries such as Russia or China, and questioning whether the infrastructure can be built in less than four years.
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Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate
Golden Dome’s defenders are downplaying a new $1.2 trillion estimate for Donald Trump’s ambitious missile-defense plan, though they declined to detail just how they disagree with the Congressional Budget Office’s report. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, the program’s leader, said the CBO report released Wednesday relied on outdated cost estimates for existing technology and didn’t account for the missile shield’s undisclosed mix of technology …
Pentagon Pushes Back on CBO’s $1.2T Golden Dome Estimate
A Congressional Budget Office estimate that pegs the 20-year cost of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome program at $1.2 trillion dollars is based on inaccurate assumptions about the advanced missile shield’s architecture, according to the general in charge of the project. “They’re not estimating what we’re building,” Golden Dome Director Gen. Michael Guetlein said during an event hosted by defense technology and space publications Tectonic and Payload.…
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CBO says Pentagon’s Golden Dome estimate off by $1 trillion
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost American taxpayers as much as $1.2 trillion ... The post CBO says Pentagon’s Golden Dome estimate off by $1 trillion first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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