Fischer Statement on President Trump’s Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield Investment

Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced an investment in the Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield project and that Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Force’s vice chief of operations, will lead the project:
“I applaud President Trump’s announcement today of the selection of a Golden Dome architecture and significant investments to fund this vision. The Golden Dome will be crucial in protecting our people and homeland from incoming missile attacks by foreign adversaries.
“It’s important to note that as we look to fully realize the Golden Dome project, the Department of Defense must retain access to key portions of certain bands of spectrum or the project will not succeed. This has been reiterated by defense officials, including the Commanders of U.S. SPACECOM and U.S. NORTHCOM.
“On the Armed Services Committee, I’ve been laying the groundwork to develop a comprehensive, integrated architecture for defending the United States from missile attacks, and I look forward to working with President Trump and Gen. Guetlein to build upon these efforts.”
Background on DOD Spectrum Access
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Defense Officials to Fischer: If DOD is Forced to Vacate Spectrum Frequencies, U.S. Would Assume High Level of Risk for Homeland Defense
Defense Officials to Fischer: Without Full Access to Spectrum, Golden Dome Could Not Be Executed