Another promise kept.
President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that construction on a cutting-edge missile defense system for North America is underway; “Golden Dome will be capable of catching missiles from across the world or even space,” Trump said.
Trump also revealed that Canada will be investing in the dome, as well.
Watch the clip below:
🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump and Secretary Hegseth have announced the GOLDEN DOME missile defense system for the U.S.
"Golden Dome will be capable of catching missiles from across the world or even SPACE."
"We'll be completing the job Reagan started 40 years ago!"
Trump also… pic.twitter.com/MX1URx1fa0
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 20, 2025
From Fox News:
Last month, Reuters reported that Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two of its partners have emerged as frontrunners to build part of the missile defense system.
SpaceX is teaming up with software maker Palantir and defense technology company Anduril for a joint bid, with all three of the companies having met with top officials in the Trump administration and the Pentagon to pitch their proposal, sources told Reuters at the time.
Their plan is to build and launch 400 to up to more than 1,000 satellites to track the movement of missiles around the globe, the sources said. A fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers would then eliminate enemy projectiles, but the SpaceX group is not anticipated to play a role in the weaponization of those satellites, the sources added.
This story is developing…
More over at Fox News:
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