Northrop executive urges Pentagon to clarify Golden Dome goals before industry can deliver

By Jason Sherman / April 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- A top Northrop Grumman executive warned Monday that the Pentagon must deliver a clearer articulation of the problem it wants to solve with its "Golden Dome for America" missile defense initiative if it expects meaningful responses from industry. Speaking during a panel at the Sea-Air-Space symposium here, Chris Adams, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman’s strategic space systems division, said the current state of the Pentagon’s request for space-based missile defense capabilities lacks sufficient...

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