Golden Dome Missile Defense System | 19 Aug 2025
The US has finalized the design of the Golden Dome missile defense system.
Golden Dome Missile Defense System
- About: It is an advanced multilayered missile defense system with space-based sensors and interceptors to protect the US from foreign missile attacks.
- It is designed to counter hypersonic, ballistic, cruise missiles, and drones globally through satellite-based sensors.
- It is inspired by Israel's Iron Dome and former US President Reagan’s 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars Programme).
- It will integrate components from existing US missile defense systems, including Patriot batteries, THAAD, Aegis BMD, and Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD).
- Functioning: Using a network of hundreds of satellites, it targets missiles in the boost phase, immediately after launch, intercepting them before or shortly after they enter space.
Global Missile Defence Systems
|
System |
Range (km) |
Features |
|
Iron Dome (Israel) |
70 |
Intercepts rockets and drones targeting populated areas; radar-based detection |
|
S-400 Triumph (Russia) |
400 |
Multi-missile system; engages stealth aircraft, cruise missiles, and multiple targets |
|
Barak-8 (Israel/India) |
70–100 |
Land and naval system; 360° protection against aircraft, missiles, and UAVs |
|
HQ-9 (China) |
125 |
Inspired by S-300; intercepts UAVs, aircraft, ballistic and cruise missiles |
| Read More: Strategic Defence Technologies in India |