Building the Golden Dome
Golden Dome is the most ambitious U.S. missile defense effort in a generation. What will it take to build, and who gets to build it? Join the Abelian Security Council for a candid conversation on where homeland missile defense goes from here.
On the table
Shield or slogan: what Golden Dome actually requires, and how much of it is buildable this decade
Follow the money: where the first dollars are going across sensors, interceptors, space layers and command and control
Primes vs. new entrants: who wins the integration role, and where startups can break in
Space-based interceptors: real capability or a budget fight waiting to happen?
Durability: what happens to Golden Dome if budgets or administrations change?
Speaker
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Sean Gainey is a retired Army Lieutenant General with roughly 30 years of service, culminating in senior command and joint staff roles across air and missile defense and counter-UAS. Most recently, as Commanding General of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, he led more than 12,000 soldiers and civilians, managed dual budgets totaling more than $500M, and served as the operational arm for the Golden Dome for America initiative, working alongside its program director.
Moderator: Owen Davies, CEO of the ASC
Submit questions for Sean when you register and no later than Saturday, October 24. We'll do our best to make sure submitted questions are answered, but we can't guarantee every question will be covered.
Good to know
Admission is subject to pre-qualification criteria.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
A recording and transcript will not be available after the event.
Attendees remain anonymous, and the session is held under the Chatham House rule.
The speaker does not represent any political administration or the U.S. military.