Reference point of the second term of Donald Trumpseems to have become the “golden dome” or “Golden Dome”, which the president announced that he will build US security from missile attacks that he can even receive from space.
During yesterday’s (20.05.2025) announcement of the construction of “Golden Dome”the largest and most expensive equipment program in US history, Donald Trump argued that it will be required to implement it funding of $ 25 billion Initially, this is to be ready before the end of his term.
However, according to the Financial Times, the Congress Budget Service predicts that Total expenditure can exceed $ 542 billion And to take up to two decades to complete the anti -missile dome, onalert.gr reports.
The name of the huge “Golden Dome” equipment program has been based on Israel’s famous anti -aircraft system under the name “Iron Dome” that has been a great deal of publicity in recent years due to hostilities with Hezbollah and Hamas.
Golden Dome – Iron Dome differences
However the two anti -missile “shields” do not have none of the same resemblanceas they carry Chaotic differences. Initially, the Israeli Iron Dome system is used for short -range air defense area, after being designed to intercept aerial threats such as rockets, drones, small range artillery missiles.
On the contrary, Golden Dome will have as a mission to protect continental United States of America and will neutralize a wide spectrumsuch as intercontinental ballistic missiles, equipped with nuclear heads, stealth fighter and bombing aircraft up to threats in space, utilizing advanced laser weapon systems.
Therefore, Iron Dome protects a relatively small territory of drones, helicopters, low altitude rockets and in small range, while Golden Dome will offer a Single, multilevel anti -aircraft and anti -missile protection by threats, using Terms, air and space military equipment.
At this point, it is worth pointing out how Golden Dome operates hostile threats, especially in terms of ICBMs that will potentially launch countries such as China, Russia or North Korea. In other words, the Golden Dome will have the ability to eliminate enemy rockets in four stages:
- before launching the hostile rocket.
- In the navigation phase of the hostile rocket into space to get into a boost phase.
- In the middle of navigation of the hostile rocket while in space (midcourse phase).
- In the final navigation phase of the hostile rocket to the Terminal Phase.
What will consist of
The Golden Dome will consist, inter alia, of existing anti -aircraft missile systems available by the US Armed Forces, such as:
The THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) that inhibits small, medium and medium -range ballistic missiles outside the Earth’s atmosphere as in the atmosphere, in the final phase of the missile (Terminal Phase)
The Aegis BMD (Ballistic Missile Defense), an integrated system used by US warships to Inserts small and medium -range ballistic missiles With SM-2, SM-3, SM-6 missiles in combination with Aegis Ashore Anti-Verbalistic Units.
GMD (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense), which neutralizes rockets Large range in the middle of their navigation while in a midcourse phase, the process is shown in the above graph.
Avenger, a mobile anti -aircraft system with Stinger rockets that fighters aircraft and cruise missiles.
The role of Musk and the noticeable difference
But what will make the Golden Dome stand out will be the advanced sensors, radars and the huge satellite network for the detection and interception of space attacks, a point where Elon Musk wants to contribute in collaboration with Palantir and Drone Anduril Construction Companies, with the aim of creating a ‘cluster’ of hundreds of satellites for the detection and interception of rockets.
The potential of space war could include guided energy weapons, that is, laser launch systems. “If the president asks for our help, we will help, but I honestly hope that other companies, not SpaceX, will take on this responsibility,” Musk hastened to declare after the criticism of the news.
The Golden Dome Program Leader
The head of this effort will be General Michael Geetlain, the Vice President of Space Enterprises, the US Space Power. He is responsible for the support of the head of business in the organization, training and equipment of space forces in the United States and abroad.
It is also tasked with integrating space policy into the US Armed Forces but also with the guidance and coordination of space -related activities.
Why is it being constructed
It is clear that Golden Dome aims to protect the US from China and Russia – which have expressed their opposition to this equipment program – as has been repeatedly emphasized not only by experts but also by Trump himself and General Getlin.
In fact, the US officer typically said it was time for America to “change the equation” as America’s opponents have modernized their nuclear forces in a short period of time by constructing:
- ballistic missiles capable of incorporating multiple heads,
- Ultrasonic missiles capable of attacking the US within one hour with speeds of 6,000 miles per hour,
- Cruise rockets that can overtake our radars and defense,
- Underwater that can secretly approach US coasts,
- advanced space weapons.