The companies expected to create U.S. President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome for America" know the objective: to protect the U.S. from missiles and airborne threats.
The state's aerospace corporation is putting out feelers to contractors who may build temporary Kodiak Island housing for workers on the Trump administration's Golden Dome missile defense system next year.
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... Attendees at the 28th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, saw signs early on that the topic on everyone's minds might be tricky to discuss. Before the event even began, the industry groups hosting it removed a Golden Dome-focused panel. "Information regarding Golden Dome for America will be promulgated by the government," they said.
Major defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corp., RTX Corp. and Northrop Grumman, prepared slick websites and flashy sideshows for the conference to demonstrate how their work fits with the president's vision for an air and missile defense network protecting the entire US.
Their executives were all singing the same tune: The project is so ambitious and potentially lucrative that there's a role for everyone, and plenty of opportunity for collaboration, including between startups and nontraditional defense companies. ...
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