emirates7 - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost about $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy and operate over 20 years.
The Pentagon official overseeing the project, Gen. Michael Guetlein, said in March that the programme would cost $185 billion through 2035—roughly a decade—for what he described as the system’s “objective architecture.”
The nonpartisan CBO based its projection on a January 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump, which called on the Defense Department to build an advanced, layered missile defense shield to protect the US from a range of missile threats, including hypersonic weapons.
The office said its estimate reflected “one illustrative approach rather than an estimate of a specific Administration proposal.”
The President said at the time that he wanted the system operational before the end of his term in January 2029.
The Pentagon official overseeing the project, Gen. Michael Guetlein, said in March that the programme would cost $185 billion through 2035—roughly a decade—for what he described as the system’s “objective architecture.”
The nonpartisan CBO based its projection on a January 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump, which called on the Defense Department to build an advanced, layered missile defense shield to protect the US from a range of missile threats, including hypersonic weapons.
The office said its estimate reflected “one illustrative approach rather than an estimate of a specific Administration proposal.”
The President said at the time that he wanted the system operational before the end of his term in January 2029.
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