ARLINGTON, Va. — The Pentagon has increased its cost estimate for the Golden Dome missile defense initiative to $185 billion over the next decade, up from a previously reported $175 billion, as the program shifts more funding toward space-based capabilities.
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"We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities," Guetlein said at the McAleese Defense Programs Conference. "So we are at $185 billion for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into the 2035 time frame.
