Inside the Golden Dome: Understanding Next-Generation Missile Defense Architecture

The Golden Dome represents an ambitious vision for the future of U.S. homeland missile defense - bringing together satellites, sensors, command-and-control networks and interceptor systems to detect, track and defeat increasingly complex ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats.

But what could this multi-layered architecture actually look like, and how would its different capabilities work together?

This exclusive infographic breaks down the Golden Dome from space to ground, exploring the technologies and systems that could underpin each stage of the kill chain. Download the infographic to explore:

• How missile threats could be detected and continuously tracked across Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
• The role of Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS), the Space Development Agency Tracking and Transport Layers and next-generation space-based sensors
• How data could move from sensors to decision-makers and interceptors through an integrated battle management network
• The layered roles of Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and other interceptor capabilities
• Where AI-assisted command and data-fusion technologies could support faster threat assessment and engagement decisions
• How future space-based interceptors could add an entirely new layer to U.S. missile defense and why this could become one of the most significant areas of Golden Dome investment