Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

U.S. Space Force's Golden Dome: Hypersonic Defense by 2028

7/24/2025

50 11

Summary

Story summary

General Michael Guetlein of the U.S. Space Force spearheads the Golden Dome initiative, a bold effort to create space-based interceptors against hypersonic threats from rivals like Russia and China. Northrop Grumman is actively testing technologies, with hopes for operational readiness by 2028, despite facing significant technical and logistical hurdles.

1 of 1

Story summary

General Michael Guetlein of the U.S. Space Force spearheads the Golden Dome initiative, a bold effort to create space-based interceptors against hypersonic threats from rivals like Russia and China. Northrop Grumman is actively testing technologies, with hopes for operational readiness by 2028, despite facing significant technical and logistical hurdles.