The GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025 is a comprehensive missile defense initiative designed to protect the United States from advanced threats including ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and unmanned systems from adversaries such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The bill authorizes $23.02 billion in fiscal year 2026 funding and establishes a new Golden Dome Program Manager position—a senior military official reporting directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense—with streamlined acquisition authority to rapidly develop and deploy an integrated, multi-layered defense system spanning space, air, sea, and ground domains. The program requires development of an integrated missile defense strategy within one year, establishment of redundant command and control networks, and an aggressive testing schedule beginning within 18 months that includes virtual exercises and semiannual live-fire tests with participation from the Pentagon, military branches, NSA, and NORAD. The legislation directs investment in cutting-edge technologies including space-based sensors and interceptors, hypersonic tracking satellites, directed energy weapons, AI-driven battle management, GPS alternatives, and low-cost interceptor options, while modernizing existing radar facilities across the continental United States and territories. Congressional oversight is built in through required detailed briefings and reports on progress and deployments.
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