Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome
The Los Angeles-based startup manufactures standardized satellite buses designed to be produced more quickly and at lower cost than traditional government spacecraft
by Sandra Erwin
June 1, 2026
Illustration of space-based interceptors Credit: Northrop Grumman
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman has partnered with satellite manufacturing startup Apex to develop space-based interceptors for the Golden Dome missile defense program.
The companies announced the partnership June 1. Northrop Grumman is one of 12 firms selected by the U.S. Space Force to develop concepts for space-based interceptors, one of the most ambitious elements of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative. These are weapons that would operate in orbit and engage adversary missiles during flight.
Golden Dome is a proposed layered missile defense architecture intended to defend the United States against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats.
Los Angeles-based Apex manufactures standardized satellite buses designed to be produced more quickly and at lower cost than traditional government spacecraft.
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