What do you want to see on that front from the federal government to make this entire thing just easier, faster, more efficient?
Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA):
Well, I’d say for that thing I touched on a moment ago where we could have an initial Golden Dome capability, literally by Christmas, that is able to simply be directed from the Pentagon.
These are systems we already have in production. We already have them deployed. We already have at NORTHCOM, we simply need to bring them back to defend the homeland and then replace them in their expeditionary roles over time.
For the space base layer, NSE4SI that ties that all together, it does need to be fast tracked. It has to go faster. And the admiral touched on that. A single command for all of this is what is essential to be able to tie this together and to make use of expedited acquisition rules.
Read more about the Golden Dome initiative from the team at Threat Status.
