Missile Defense: upcoming dates

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  Golden Dome's First Space-Based Interceptor Tests Are Due Before the End of 2026

  The Pentagon, Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 20310, United StatesUnited States Space Force

  

  10/01/2026 - 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins62% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 62%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence1 day agoArmy Recognition^[1] (9 August 2026) says initial testing is scheduled before 31 December 2026; no date for a specific test is public, so the pin spans the last quarter of the year.

  The Pentagon plans the first tests of Golden Dome space-based interceptors before 31 December 2026, with orbital flight demonstrations in 2027, backed by $3.2 billion for prototypes from Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Lockheed Martin Q2 2026 Results: $20.1B Sales, Record $230B Backlog

  Lockheed Martin, Rockledge Drive, North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20852, United StatesLockheed Martin

  

  Starts 07/23/2026 12:30PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better71 days agoLockheed's release is datelined 'BETHESDA, Md., July 23, 2026' and says the company 'will webcast live the earnings results conference call ... on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET' (12:30 UTC).^[1]

  Lockheed Martin reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $20.1 billion, up 11%, and earnings of $7.94 a share, took its backlog to a record $230 billion on $65 billion of new orders including a $35 billion THAAD contract, and raised its 2026 outlook.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Lockheed Martin Wins $35B Seven-Year THAAD Interceptor Contract

  Lockheed Martin, Rockledge Drive, North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20852, United StatesLockheed Martin

  

  06/24/2026 - 06/30/2032CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better100 days agoLockheed's release is datelined 'DALLAS, June 24, 2026' and says 'Today, the U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin^[1] ... a seven-year undefinitized contract action'; the Pentagon release quoted by Military Times^[4] has THAAD rounds delivered 'from March 2026 through June 2032', so the term ends at the exclusive 1 July 2032 boundary.

  The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a seven-year contract worth up to $35 billion to quadruple production of THAAD interceptors, one of the first multiyear deals under the Department of War's Acquisition Transformation Strategy.

  $35.3B

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Trump Announces the Golden Dome Missile Defence Shield

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States Department of Defense

  

  Starts 05/20/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years agoThe BBC^[1][3] (22 May 2025) reports Trump announced the system on 'Tuesday' (20 May 2025); the White House photos of the announcement are captioned 'Tuesday, May 20, 2025'.

  In the Oval Office, Donald Trump unveiled Golden Dome, a planned shield of space-based sensors and interceptors against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, putting its cost at $175 billion.

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