Golden Dome: Harnessing Smallsat Agility for Responsive, Integrated, and Resilient Defense Systems

Smallsats are becoming central to hybrid ISR, resilient PNT, and tactical communications architectures, enabling government customers to diversify sensing layers and shorten refresh cycles. This panel looks at how defense programs are incorporating commercial buses, cloud-based operations, rapid replenishment, and proliferated GEO/LEO/Lunar concepts into integrated systems. Recent SDA, AFRL, and coalition activities provide a backdrop for understanding where commercial operators can plug into military resilience needs. Attendees will gain insight into acquisition trends that favor agility, modularity, and speed-to-orbit.