CBO estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years
Key takeaways
- In a 12-page report, the CBO stated that acquisition costs for a national missile defense system would total more than $1 trillion.
- The space-based interceptor layer would account for roughly 70 percent of acquisition costs and about 60 percent of the system s total price tag, the CBO noted.
- Mike Guetlein, the director of the Office of Golden Dome for America, estimated in March that the missile defense system will cost $185 billion.
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In a 12-page report, the CBO stated that acquisition costs for a national missile defense system would total more than $1 trillion. That includes funding for interceptor layers, a space-based missile warning and tracking system, research and development and improvements in the system s integration and performance.
The space-based interceptor layer would account for roughly 70 percent of acquisition costs and about 60 percent of the system s total price tag, the CBO noted.
Gen. Mike Guetlein, the director of the Office of Golden Dome for America, estimated in March that the missile defense system will cost $185 billion. Republicans in Congress already allocated $25 billion for the project via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Trump signed into law last July.