Space-based missile-killing Golden Dome tech aims for crucial test before Trump leaves office: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is designing a space-based missile interceptor and aims to test the technology for potential integration into President Donald Trump’s "Golden Dome" defense shield within the next three years.

The defense contractor revealed this week that it hopes to test a satellite defensive weapon capable of destroying hypersonic missiles by 2028.

If successful, this would mark the first time in history the United States has deployed interceptors in space to destroy enemy missiles before they reach the homeland. Lockheed is still weighing different technologies, ranging from lasers to kinetic satellites that could maneuver and strike high-speed targets in flight.

"We have missile warning and tracking satellites made by Lockheed Martin in orbit today that provide timely detection and warning of missile threats," said Amanda Pound, mission strategy and advanced ...