SpaceX and Northrop Grumman Clear First Golden Dome Missile-Defense Tests

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SpaceX and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed the first round of critical tests for space-based missile interceptors under the US Space Force's $185 billion Golden Dome missile-defense program. General Michael Guetlein, who heads the program, said the companies are now moving to the next phase to demonstrate their technologies can operate in space. SpaceX, which recently won a $2.29 billion contract for the Space Data Network Backbone and a $4.16 billion satellite tracking deal, could use Golden Dome to deepen its expanding national-security space business, while Northrop Grumman, already a premier missile-defense player, is on track to deliver on-orbit interceptor capability by 2027 through a partnership with Apex. Northrop lifted its 2026 sales forecast to between $43.75 billion and $44.25 billion, partly backed by defense production demands, though both companies face execution risks and questions over cost-effective system delivery.

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