Gen. Mike Guetlein will be the inaugural Golden Dome for America Direct Reporting Program Manager as President Donald Trump looks to quickly set up a multi-layered missile defense system that protects Americans from a range of foreign threats.
The Senate confirmed Guetlein last week. Guetlein will report directly to Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg. Guetlein will be responsible for developing the Golden Dome “portfolio of capabilities,” according to the Defense Department.
“Golden Dome is President Trump’s bold vision to build a layered defense of the Homeland to provide for the common defense of the American People against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from near-peer and rogue nations,” according to the Defense Department.
Earlier this year, Trump outlined plans for a $175 billion missile defense shield. The system Trump envisions would protect the U.S. and Canada using multiple layers of defense against diverse potential attacks, making it much more complex than previous proposals. The Golden Dome would also include space-based sensors and interceptors that the president said would be able to intercept missiles “even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space.”
