US Space Force Names Companies Developing Golden Dome Orbital Interceptors

The US Space Force has named 12 companies that will develop Space-Based Interceptors for the Pentagon's Golden Dome initiative, a multilayer defense system designed to shield US territory from drones and ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile attacks. The roster includes Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly, and Turion Space. The Space Force made 20 individual awards to the 12 companies in late 2025 and early 2026 using Other Transaction Authority agreements. OTAs allow the Pentagon to bypass federal acquisition regulations and are commonly used for rapid prototyping. The agreements have a combined value of up to $3.2 billion and will draw on both public and private investment to move the interceptors closer to testing in low-Earth orbit. The contracts cover early-stage development and technology demonstrations, not full-scale production. The Space Force said it would not release additional details due to operational security requirements.