Pentagon Launches Golden Dome Industry Portal

Pentagon launches Golden Dome industry portal.

The Golden Dome for America Ecosystem Hub, an online portal designed to open the $185 billion homeland missile-defense program to traditional defense contractors, commercial technology firms, venture capital, universities, and startups.

The Details: • Direct submissions: Companies can register, upload concepts, and submit designs directly to Golden Dome decision-makers. • Demand visibility: The portal provides unclassified information on capability gaps, allowing industry to align R&D and investment with program needs. • Procurement shift: The effort aims to reduce administrative delays and expand competition beyond established defense primes. • Supply chain focus: The program is seeking multi-vendor participation to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, avoid vendor lock-in, and support rapid production scaling.