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Gen. Mike Guetlein, Director of Golden Dome for America, announced the launch of the Golden Dome for America Ecosystem Hub, a digital platform intended to streamline collaboration between the Department of War and the commercial technology sector. The platform, unveiled at the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium, is accessible at hub.goldendome.mil.
The Hub is designed as a unified entry point for traditional defense contractors, commercial tech firms, venture capitalists, academic institutions, research laboratories, and nontraditional entrepreneurs, aiming to remove organizational barriers and accelerate delivery of capabilities at market speed. “To defeat a new generation of sophisticated, maneuvering aerial threats, we must build a defensive shield that adapts faster than the adversary,” said Guetlein. “We are doing this by cutting bureaucratic red-tape, harnessing innovation through partnerships, and leveraging the true power of the Arsenal of Freedom. We are dismantling the historical walls separating commercial innovation from national defense and short-circuiting the ‘Valley of Death’ that so often stalls the deployment of critical technologies.”
Guetlein underscored fiscal accountability alongside accelerated innovation. “While we are committed to making the necessary investments to defend and protect the nation, we are equally committed to being responsible with every dollar of the $185 billion we need to deliver Golden Dome. To do that, we are leveraging commercial-off-the-shelf technologies and fostering a competitive environment to drive down costs.” He said the approach is intended to keep the system both effective and affordable. “Defense of the Homeland is a national imperative, and as a result requires a close partnership between industry and the government to leverage innovation to the maximum extent possible,” Guetlein added.
Key features include tools for direct engagement and rapid submissions, allowing traditional and nontraditional innovators to register, upload concepts, and submit designs directly to program decision-makers, with the goal of bypassing months of administrative delays. The Hub also offers real-time, unclassified visibility into immediate capability gaps for the Golden Dome program so private-sector R&D and investment can align with active mission requirements.
In coordination with the Department of War, the Hub is set to support strategic supply chain security and industrial base revitalization by connecting qualified suppliers with capital tools. The strategy seeks to encourage multi-vendor participation, mitigate sub-tier vulnerabilities, prevent vendor lock-in, and establish a resilient foundation for rapid production scaling. The platform was developed with industry partners to apply an innovation mindset and best practices.
“Our mission is to establish an unassailable, highly resilient industrial base built on transparency and collaborative problem-solving,” Guetlein added. “By bringing private capital, commercial agility, and national defense objectives into a single, accessible environment, the Hub ensures that our defensive network remains affordable, scalable, and secure against the very real threats of today and tomorrow.”
The Department of War is encouraging defense contractors, commercial tech firms, research laboratories, and nontraditional entrepreneurs to register and submit initial capability overviews at hub.goldendome.mil.
