Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Golden Dome had a successful first major test.
“Today, the first milestone test of Golden Dome for America (GDA) was a full mission success — and I was honored to witness it firsthand,” Hegseth wrote on X. “Cutting edge directed energy was harnessed and the Dynamic Defense Autonomous Defeat (DDAD) system flawlessly and autonomously cued, targeted, and eliminated a multitude of incoming threats. This test was executed on schedule — and dynamically defeated every threat.”
“I watched our elite warfighters integrate with next-generation technology to stop incoming drones and cruise missiles dead in their tracks,” he continued. “Traditional Primes and emerging Primes are competing, collaborating, and winning—delivering on President Trump’s priority.”
Hegseth declared that the defense milestone was only possible through President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which gave the department the “funding to deliver on the ultimate shield to protect America.”
“President Trump is making President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) vision a reality. With Golden Dome, the War Department will defend our homeland more powerfully than ever before. Golden Dome is real, powerful, and on track.”
Gen. Mike Guetlein, the Director of Golden Dome for America, said in an April statement that the project is ahead of schedule and on budget. “Golden Dome is the decisive response to a new era of threats,” he said. “We are moving with purpose and urgency to forge a shield that is layered, integrated, and automated. The progress on display today is tangible proof that this is not a future concept, but a reality we must build now.”
