US Army support for Golden Dome missile shield takes shape

As the U.S. Army’s support to the joint force space mission takes shape with its newly populated Space Operations Branch , the service is also poised to support what’s expected to be a critical year for testing and development of the Golden Dome for America (GDA) missile shield project. Speaking with reporters at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting last week, Lt. Gen. John L. Rafferty, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, confirmed that an Army air defense unit had been “earmarked” for GDA support. The unit, which he declined to identify,…