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Officials have not shipped details of each company’s contribution, but the contractors come to the SBI program with different skill
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“No additional information will be available now due to operational security requirements regarding the SBI program,” the Space Force said in a statement.
Key facts
- The Trump administration is requesting $17 billion for Golden Dome in fiscal year 2027, which begins October 1
- The Space Force made 20 individual awards the 12 companies in late 2025 and early 2026 using an acquisition mechanism known as Other Transaction Authority, or OTA, agreements
- The roster of Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) contractors, some of which were previously reported, includes Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI
- But SBIs may not be the panacea administration officials argued when President Donald Trump signed the executive order for Golden Dome in January 2025
Summary
The US Space Force released a list Friday of a dozen companies working on Space-Based Interceptors for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome initiative, a multilayer defense system to shield US territory from drones and ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile attacks. The roster of Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) contractors, some of which were previously reported, includes Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly, and Turion Space. The Space Force made 20 individual awards the 12 companies in late 2025 and early 2026 using an acquisition mechanism known as Other Transaction Authority, or OTA, agreements. The agreements have a combined value of up to $3.2 billion, and will capitalize on a mix of public and private investment to move SBIs closer to testing in low-Earth orbit. Officials have not released details of each company’s contribution, but the contractors come to the SBI program with different skill sets.