Sparse mention of “Golden Dome” in congressional funding documents published with the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations bill last week suggest the Pentagon is using the label as a catch‑all for ongoing or already-planned missile defense efforts.
There are details about dozens of new and legacy missile defense line items worth an estimated $36 billion in the joint explanatory statement for the defense funding bill included in the House-passed minibus measure (
But the documents largely omit references to the continental missile defense initiative named and touted by President Donald Trump, raising questions about ...