1、JUNE 2025The Golden Dome as a ServicePushing the Envelope on DOD Use of Commercial By Clayton SwopeExecutive SummaryOn May 20,2025,President Donald Trump announced that the Golden Dome,an initiative to provide a missile defense shield for the U.S.homeland,would cost$175 billion and take three years
2、to build.Since it was first described in an executive order on January 27,2025,a number of U.S.companies have expressed interest in contributing to the project,including a consortium reportedly proposing a space-based solution,which would,at least in part,be sold as a service using a subscription mo
3、del.Regardless of whether this rumor proves true,given President Trumps emphasis on federal use of commercial options and the Pentagons pilot anything-as-a-service program,it provides a timely pretext for examining the legal,regulatory,and policy foundations for military use of commercial services a
4、nd assessing the compatibility of space-based missile defense elements of the Golden Dome within this framework.The military has long used contractors and commercial services to accomplish military functions,including space missions for which the U.S.Space Force has articulated a“buy before build”co
