Bill > S2142

This bill establishes the "Golden Dome" comprehensive missile defense strategy to enhance the United States' capability to detect, track, and intercept potential missile and unmanned system threats from adversaries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation creates a new Program Manager position with expansive authorities to rapidly develop and deploy advanced missile defense technologies across multiple domains, including ground, sea, air, and space. Key provisions include accelerating the development of space-based sensors and interceptors, modernizing terrestrial radar systems, expanding interceptor production at sites like Fort Greely in Alaska, investing in non-kinetic defense capabilities like cyber and electromagnetic technologies, and leveraging commercial and artificial intelligence solutions. The bill authorizes approximately $23 billion for fiscal year 2026, with significant funding allocated to research and development of advanced missile defense technologies, space-based sensor networks, and innovative defense systems. The legislation emphasizes the urgent need to improve homeland defense capabilities against evolving missile threats, including ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and unmanned system attacks, and provides the Department of Defense with significant flexibility to expedite research, testing, and deployment of new defense technologies.

Military Affairs and Security

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