President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense project officially has a new team lead and gained potentially another $13 billion, setting the effort on a race to hit its ambitious three-year timeline.

The office will be led by Vice Chief of Space Operations Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Golden Dome for America Direct Reporting Program Manager, according to a Pentagon statement released Tuesday.

Guetlein, who Trump named as the Golden Dome lead in May, will be “responsible for developing the Golden Dome portfolio of capabilities,” and report directly to Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg.

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