Proposed by Trump… Congress estimates the costs of the Golden Dome at $1.2 trillion
The budget office estimated at Congress (CBO) decided that the cost of the missile shield would reach (Golden Dome) proposed by US President Donald Trump to 1.2 trillion dollars.
The office explained in a report that out of a total of 1.2 trillion dollars, the purchase costs will amount to a little more than a trillion dollars, and this includes the main components of the system, especially the interception layers and the space-based missile warning and tracking system.
It added that the most expensive component of the project is the space-based interception layer, which represents about 70% of the purchase costs and 60% of the total costs.
The report indicated that the average The annual costs of operation and support will amount to about 8.3 billion dollars.
Advanced missile defense system
Trump directed the Pentagon in late January 2025 to prepare plans to create an advanced missile defense system, which he initially called "America’s Iron Dome"
In May 2025, he announced the allocation of $25 billion for the project, estimating its total cost at the time at about $175 billion.
However, the Congressional Budget Office indicated in the same month that the cost of deploying space-based missile interception systems capable of confronting a limited number of intercontinental ballistic missiles ranged between $161 billion and $542 billion over 20 years.
But the goals Project "Golden dome" More ambitious, the 2026 National Defense Strategy indicates that the Pentagon will focus on cost-effective options to counter significant missile barrages and other advanced air attacks.
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