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Diving into Golden Dome’s new pricetag, plus winning the Army’s network wars

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Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein last week disputed a recent $1.2 trillion estimate from the Congressional Budget Office for the military’s sprawling Golden Dome missile defense system. Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Deputy Editor Lee Ferran discuss Guetlein’s math and where he thinks the CBO has miscalculated.

Then Networks and Information Warfare Reporter Mark Pomerleau shares what he learned during a recent Army exercise that brought together infantry and Green Berets just south of Fort Carson, Colo. for perhaps the service’s biggest ever electronic warfare test.

Classification
Region
North America
Analytical Domain
Strategic
Primary Category / Secondary Categories
Political-Military / Weapons & Equipment
SALUTE Report
Activity
General discussion on military budget and electronic warfare exercises
Location
Fort Carson
Unit
U.S. Army
Time
last week
Equipment
missile defense systemelectronic warfare systems
Summary

Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein disputed a $1.2 trillion estimate for the Golden Dome missile defense system last week. The U.S. Army conducted a significant electronic warfare exercise involving infantry and Green Berets near Fort Carson, Colorado.

Key Facts
  • Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein disputed a $1.2 trillion estimate for the Golden Dome missile defense system.
  • The report includes insights from an Army exercise involving infantry and Green Berets.
  • The exercise took place just south of Fort Carson, Colorado.

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