It’s official. The United States will launch an ambitious anti-missile defense program inspired by the Israeli system “Iron dome”. Baptized “Golden dome”this device will aim to protect the American territory from ballistic threats, including hypersonic and intercontinental missiles. “I am pleased to announce that we have officially selected an architecture for this state -of -the -art system”Donald Trump said from the White House Oval Office on Tuesday, adding that Canada would participate in this initiative.
The total cost of the program, which should be operational by the end of its mandate in 2029, is estimated at around $ 175 billion once finished, said the Republican. This system will be supervised by General Michael Guetlein, commander of the Space Force, specifies Associated Press. It will include advanced technologies incorporating terrestrial and spatial components dedicated to the detection and interception of missiles. Among the busy companies to collaborate are SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, Palant Technologies and Andundil Industries, according to Reuters.
Developed by Israel with the help of the United States, the “Iron dome” is a mobile system intended to counter projectiles, such as rockets or artillery shells. In service since 2011, it allows the Hebrew state to intercept 90 % of threatening projectiles. Donald Trump had already mentioned this anti-missile shield project in his campaign, but the experts underline that these systems are originally designed to respond to short or medium distance attacks, not to intercept missiles with intercontinental range likely to strike the United States.
