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Trump’s Space Shield Initiative Sparks $3 Trillion Arms Race

10/27/2025

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Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the Golden Dome initiative seeks a space-based shield to intercept threats before reaching the United States.
The Pentagon has opened bids for prototype space-based interceptors, with Apex and Lockheed Martin competing.
Apex plans to demonstrate Orbital Magazine by June 2026, and Lockheed Martin targets a 2028 interceptor test, while cost estimates span $175 billion to over $3 trillion, fueling feasibility and arms-race concerns.

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Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the Golden Dome initiative seeks a space-based shield to intercept threats before reaching the United States.
The Pentagon has opened bids for prototype space-based interceptors, with Apex and Lockheed Martin competing.
Apex plans to demonstrate Orbital Magazine by June 2026, and Lockheed Martin targets a 2028 interceptor test, while cost estimates span $175 billion to over $3 trillion, fueling feasibility and arms-race concerns.