US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shiger Ishiba discussed potential cooperation on missile defense technology during a recent phone call focusing on the development of Trump’s proposed Shield Golden Dome Missile Shield, Nikkei said.
According to the report, Japan is expected to cooperate with the United States about systems aimed at detecting and capturing missile threats. The Golden Dome project, an initiative of $ 175 billion announced by Trump at the beginning of this year, is designed to create a huge satellite defensive shield capable of facing threats from countries like China and Russia.
Nikkei, citing unnamed sources, said that the involvement of Tokyo could also be strategically used in the ongoing business interviews, which could help Japan ensure relief from American tariffs.
Although the specifics of the role of Japan have not been officially confirmed, Trump’s administration is scheduled to complete by the end of the second term in 2029.
Trump Taps Space Force General to lead a rocket shield 175 B ‘Golden dome’
Trump 20 May announced a selection of design for Shield Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield, an initiative of $ 175 billion aimed at facing the threats of rockets in front of opponents such as China and Russia. Trump also named us by General Michael Guetlein as the main program manager of the project.
“It is about protecting our homeland,” Trump said during the White House press conference.
Planned massive satellite network
The Golden Dome project, which was first ordered in January, assumes a huge constellation of the interceptor supervision and satellites – potentially numbering in hundreds – designed to detect, follow and destroy enemy missiles shortly after launch. The system is inspired by an Israeli iron dome, but Trump said that the golden dome would be “much larger” to cover the threats on multiple continents and domains.
Completion Objective: January 2029
The President said he expects Golden Dome to be fully functional by the end of his term in January 2029. Notification means formal start of efforts to award public procurement and testing to build the necessary systems, sensors and weapons infrastructure.
The key defense suppliers appointed at a press conference include L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin and RTX Corp (formerly Raytheon Technologies), which are expected to provide basic components from existing production lines.
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