U.S. Builds Iron Dome Shield Against Hypersonic Missile Threats
Published Date: 2/3/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The U.S. is launching a powerful new missile defense system called the Iron Dome for America to protect everyone from advanced missile attacks. Within 60 days, the Defense Secretary must deliver a detailed plan to build and deploy this next-gen shield, including space sensors and interceptors. This move means stronger homeland security and a big step forward in defense technology, with serious money and effort coming soon.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 6 mixed.
60‑Day Next‑Gen Defense Plan
The Secretary of Defense must submit, within 60 days of January 27, 2025, a reference architecture, capabilities-based requirements, and an implementation plan for a next‑generation missile defense shield. The plan must address defenses against ballistic, hypersonic, and advanced cruise missiles and include listed elements such as space sensors, space interceptors, underlayer and terminal intercepts, custody layers, pre‑launch and boost‑phase defeat, secure supply chains, and non‑kinetic capabilities.
Accelerate Space Sensor Deployment
The order directs acceleration of deployment of a Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor layer as a minimum element of the 60‑day architecture and implementation plan. This explicitly prioritizes faster fielding of space‑based sensor capabilities to track hypersonic and ballistic threats.
Space‑Based Boost‑Phase Interceptors
The Secretary must include development and deployment plans for proliferated space‑based interceptors capable of boost‑phase intercept in the 60‑day submission. The order explicitly directs pursuing space‑based interceptors as part of the next‑generation shield.
Secure Supply Chain Requirement
The plan must include development and deployment of a secure supply chain for all components with next‑generation security and resilience features. The order explicitly directs attention to supply‑chain security as part of the missile defense architecture.
Funding Plan Before FY2026 Budget
The Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, must submit to the President a plan to fund this directive that allows time for consideration before finalization of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. The order also notes implementation is subject to the availability of appropriations.
Prioritized Homeland Defense Locations
The Secretary must, in cooperation with U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Northern Command, submit an updated assessment of the strategic missile threat and a prioritized set of locations to progressively defend against a countervalue attack. The submission is required as part of the implementation steps in section 3(d).
Allied and Theater Defense Review
After the 60‑day submission, the Secretary must direct a review of theater missile defense posture to identify ways the United States and allies can increase cooperation, improve forward‑deployed troop and allied territory defenses, and accelerate provision of U.S. missile defense capabilities to partners. The order explicitly ties allied cooperation and capability provision to the initiative.
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