Program · United States · U.S. Department of Defense
Golden Dome for America
U.S. homeland air and missile defense architecture announced in 2025, managed by the Office of Golden Dome for America; includes space-based sensors and a space-based interceptor layer.
Cost to the governmentFY2027 request $17.90B
- Lifecycle costEstimated$1.2TBY2026 $
CBO estimate (May 2026) for a notional national missile defense architecture consistent with the Iron Dome for America executive order, not DoD's unreleased objective architecture; just over $1T is acquisition and space-based interceptors are about 60% of the total.
- Total acquisition costReported$185.00BDollar basis not stated
Golden Dome director Gen. Michael Guetlein's March 2026 estimate for the objective architecture through about 2035, up from the $175B figure President Trump gave in May 2025. As reported by press; no official cost document published.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $14.22B | — | — | 3007D | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $2.15B | — | — | 3007D | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2027 | O&M | $1.15B | — | — | 3007D | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2027 | Total | $17.90B | — | — | — | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2026 | RDT&E | — | $19.47B | — | 3007D | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Estimated |
| FY2026 | Procurement | — | $1.30B | — | 3007D | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2026 | O&M | — | $334M | — | 3007D | Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller)Confirmed |
| FY2026 | Total | $25.00B | $21.10B | — | — | Congressional Research ServiceConfirmed |
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Budget years are then-year dollars unless marked; program totals and unit costs state their dollar basis. Award values (what a company was obligated) are under Awards.
No participants, awards or products recorded for this program yet.
News5
- May 12, 2026News (high significance)The HillCBO estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years
- Apr 24, 2026News (high significance)DefenseScoopSpace Force names 12 companies to develop Golden Dome's space-based interceptors
- Mar 11, 2026News (high significance)TechCrunchAnduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions
- Feb 13, 2026NewsSpaceNewsStartup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
- Nov 25, 2025News (high significance)Air & Space Forces MagazineSpace Force Awards First Contracts for Golden Dome's Space-Based Interceptors
Sources9
Profile2
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The Hill · May 12, 2026 · Supports Program
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated Tuesday that the Golden Dome missile defense system will cost about $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy and operate over the next 20 years.”
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DefenseScoop · Apr 24, 2026 · Supports Program
“The program is expected to cost $185 billion, with an initial capability delivered by 2028 and a complete architecture expected in the mid-2030s.”
Other7
- 3Government recordPotential Costs of a National Missile Defense System
Congressional Budget Office · May 12, 2026 · Supports Cost · amount
“would cost about $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy, and operate for 20 years, CBO estimates. (All costs in this report are expressed in 2026 dollars.)”
- 4Government recordDefense Budget Overview, FY 2027 Budget Request
Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 · Supports Cost · amount
“For FY 2027, the $17.9 billion Golden Dome program will leverage these advancements”
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Federal News Network · Mar 18, 2026 · Supports Cost · amount
“the Pentagon is now at “$185 billion for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into the 2035 timeframe.””
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Congressional Research Service · Jul 10, 2025 · Supports Cost · amount
“P.L. 119-21 appropriated $24.4 billion to the Secretary of Defense to “remain available until September 30, 2029” for this purpose”
- 7Government recordDefense Budget Overview, FY 2026 Budget Request
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) · Supports Cost · amount
“$25 billion for Golden Dome for America – a next-generation missile defense system to protect Americans from the threat of nuclear, hypersonic, and conventional weapons”
- 8Government recordRDT&E Programs (R-1), Department of War Budget, Fiscal Year 2027
Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Supports Cost · amount
“Golden Dome for America ... Procurement ... 1,296,200 1,296,200 2,147,100 2,147,100”
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Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Supports Cost · amount
“The FY 2027 Golden Dome for America funding is $17.9 billion”
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