President Donald Trump will make an announcement on the Golden Dome missile defense system at 3 p.m. ET this afternoon alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Space Force Vice Chief of Operations, General Michael Guetlein, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.The Pentagon's recommendations for the multibillion-dollar project will be announced, including the drafted architecture and implementation planfor the complex satellite system, the official added.A total of $25 billion has been carved out of next year's defense budget for this system, but the Congressional Budget office estimates it could cost as much as $500 billion over the next 20 years. Officials told Reuters that Guetlein will likely be named as the lead program manager for the Golden Dome project.SPACEX AND ITS PARTNERS EMERGE AS FRONTRUNNERS TO BUILD PART OF TRUMPS GOLDEN DOME PROJECTLast month, Reuters reported that Elon Musks SpaceX and two of its partners have emerged as frontrunners to build part of the missile defense system.SpaceX is teaming up with software maker Palantir and defense technology company Anduril for a joint bid, with all three of the companies having met with top officials in the Trump administration and the Pentagon to pitch their proposal, sources toldReuters at the time.Their plan is to build and launch 400 to up to more than 1,000 satellites to track the movement of missiles around the globe, the sources said. A fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers would then eliminate enemy projectiles, but the SpaceX group is not anticipated to play a role in the weaponization of those satellites, the sources added. GOLDEN DOME WILL NEED MANHATTAN PROJECT-SCALE WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT EFFORT, SPACE FORCE GENERAL SAYSTrump has ordered the construction of an advanced, next-generation missile defense shield to protect the U.S. from an aerial attack.In January, he signed an executive order that tasks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with drawing up plans to build an "Iron Dome for America" that will protect Americans from the threat of missiles launched by a foreign enemy.The Pentagonhas received interest from more than 180 companies to help build the project, a U.S. official told Reuters. Fox News Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Republican senators are renewing calls for the Pentagons watchdog to investigate alleged misconduct and efforts to "undermine the chain of command" by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Fox News Digital has learned.Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., penned a letter obtained by Fox News Digital to the acting inspector general of the Department of Defense, Steven Stebbins, renewing their 2022 request for a review of Milleys conduct.MILLEY STILL HASN'T RESPONDED TO BANKS, GRASSLEY LETTER WITH QUESTIONS ON 'COMMITMENT TO CIVILIAN CONTROL'"We are writing to ensure that our concerns about alleged misconduct by the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, are finally addressed," Grassley and Banks wrote.The two senators made a request for an independent review of the conduct on Aug. 17, 2022, when Banks was serving as the chair of the House Republican Study Committee, but the review was closed by the former inspector general "without ever providing acceptable answers to our questions."Grassley and Banks said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has since "revived this review," directing the acting inspector general to "conduct a review of General Milleys alleged misconduct, including his actions to undermine the chain of command."Hegseth is also seeking answers on whether "enough evidence exists for General Milley to be stripped of a star in retirement.""The Secretarys request rungs parallel to ours," Grassley and Banks wrote, noting that Hegseths request "takes priority," but requested that once his request is complete, they will expect "some long overdue answers."TRUMP ACTING DEFENSE SECRETARY MILLER SAYS HE DID NOT AUTHORIZE MILLEY CHINA CALLS, SAYS HE SHOULD RESIGNThe senators inquiry was triggered by "explosive statements" made by Milley in several books, including "Peril" by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The book chronicled Milley making "disparaging remarks about his Commander-in-Chief" and attempting "to insert himself in the nuclear chain of command despite having no nuclear command authority," Grassley and Banks said.They also referenced a promise Milley made to his Chinese counterparts ahead of any potential U.S. attacks on Beijing.Fox News Digital reported in 2021 that Milley confirmed that he did, in fact, tell his Chinese counterpart that he would likely call ahead of any potential U.S. attacks on China, but he maintained that he had that conversation at the direction of then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper after assessing intelligence suggesting heightened Chinese concerns about escalation.Milley added, though, that he was "not going to tip off any enemy to what the United States is going to do in an actual plan."The book also chronicled comments in which Milley said he believed then-President Donald Trump"had gone into serious mental decline and could go rogue and order military action or use nuclear weapons, without going through required procedures."FLASHBACK: MILLEY CONFIRMS HE TOLD CHINA HE WOULD CALL AHEAD OF US ATTACK, CLAIMS ESPER ORDERED CALLS BASED ON INTELThe lawmakers also pointed to the book's report that Milley had to "take any and all necessary precautions" to prevent the former president from engaging in a "rogue" military action and he "wanted to find a way to inject, if not require, that second opinion."Grassley and Banks said that the Department of Defenses former inspector generals "refusal to investigate allowed Milley to dodge responsibility." "The nations highest-ranking military officer has a solemn responsibility to set an example of excellence and to model good conduct for all American service members," they wrote. "The record suggests that General Milley failed to meet those standards."Grassley and Banks said Milleys "conduct and willful undermining of his Commander-in-Chief posed a grave threat to civilian control of the military.""The issues raised by Milleys alleged misconduct are too important to be swept under the rug," they wrote. "They must be examined, and if substantiated, General Milley should be held accountable."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPGrassley and Banks added that the acting inspector generals "full cooperation would be appreciated."Milley did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he received records confirming that federal air marshals surveilled now-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during domestic flights last year, "reporting back information related to her appearance and even how many electronics she was observed using."The Republican from Kentucky made the revelation Tuesday on Capitol Hill as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Krisi Noem was testifying about her departments budget request for fiscal year 2026."I commend you and the Trump administration for ending all government-sponsored censorship using DHS personnel. Just last night, I received the first set of records from the department regarding Tulsi Gabbards placement on the TSA Quiet Skies watch list," Paul said."These documents confirm our suspicions. Federal air marshals surveilled the now-director of national intelligence during domestic flights in 2024, reporting back information related to her appearance and even how many electronics she was observed using. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated case," he added.GABBARD: EVERYTHING CHANGED SINCE BEING PUT ON WATCH LISTThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) watchlist allows federal air marshals to follow U.S. citizens and collect information on their behavior in an effort to stop threats from potential terrorists."As I was traveling, I ended up in 30 to 45 minutes of going through screening every time I would go to the airport to fly," Gabbard previously told Foxs "One Nation." "I noticed air marshals, I noticed K-9 teams. There were things that I saw and noticed that were highly unusual. "But the deepest pain and harm and stress thats been caused by this is that, forever going forward, I will always be looking over my shoulder, wondering if and how my government is surveilling me," she said.The TSA is part of the DHS. Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for comment, but they did not immediately respond.GABBARD CALLS REPORTED SPOT ON WATCH LIST AN ULTIMATE SENSE OF BETRAYALPaul also asked Noem on Tuesday if she has ever "uncovered any internal communications or activities" relating to the government under the Biden administration "being involved in censorship.""We have literally found thousands of documents that have proven that they were involved in censorship and policing speech. So we will be unveiling these to this committee and making sure we're exposing what CISA was doing with a vast majority of its time of certain employees," she said.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is also part of DHS."And some of the discussion I think we'll have here today is about getting CISA back on mission and some of the reductions in staff that have been over there," Noem added. "And that's reflective in the fact that many of them were doing work that they shouldn't have been doing."Fox News Digitals Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart called out CNN on Monday for relentlessly promoting Jake Tapper's new book on former President Joe Biden's mental acuity, slamming the network for advertising "a book about news they shouldve told you was news a year ago for free."Stewart opened his show with a montage of the CNN anchor promoting the book that both he and Axios' Alex Thompson wrote, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," and questioned why Tapper hadn't previously reported the information in the book to the public."Dont news people have to tell you what they know when they find it out? Isnt that the difference between news and a secret?" Stewart asked. "You wont believe what we found out! No, thats why Im watching. Breaking news in a week."WALL STREET JOURNAL CALLS OUT TAPPER FOR SNEERING AT PAPER'S STORY ABOUT BIDEN'S DECLINE"The Daily Show" host continued to poke fun at the release of the book before mentioning that there was "a little problem," calling attention to Biden's recent prostate cancer diagnosis."Youve prepared an entire smorgasbord based on what you thought would be a relatively uncomplicated story about mental decline. News has the countdown clock, they got the book graphics, they got the CNN Happy Meal tie-in toys, but now doing the story seems almost disrespectful," Stewart said. "Can CNN thread the needle? How do you pivot from excitedly promoting your anchors book to somberly and respectfully promoting your anchors book?"He then played another montage of various CNN personalities promoting the book on the network while simultaneously covering Biden's cancer diagnosis."Its so hard. Its such a difficult time. So unfathomable in terms of the pain his family must be feeling, and yet, if you act now, and you use the code TapThatBook, you will" Stewart ribbed.He continued his criticism of the network, saying, "Forgetting about the fact how f------ weird it is that the news is selling you a book about news they shouldve told you was news a year ago for free, its just fun to watch them not only continue to push the book in light of this difficult news, but to actually frame this difficult news as perhaps even more of a reason to buy this book."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREStewart then called out CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter for telling his audience that the reporting in Tapper's book "is even more important now," following the former president's prostate cancer diagnosis."Yeah, nobodys saying that. No observers will say its more important now," he asserted. "Some observers might think that these CNN people work on commission. Like, why are they hawking this f------ thing? Is this a Girl Scout cookie situation? Whoever sells the most Tapper books gets a Schwinn!"

When it comes to the 21 years between Josh Duhamel and his wife, Audra Mari, age is just a number.During an appearance on the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast last week, the "Ransom Canyon" star, 52, opened up about his relationship with his wife of nearly 3 years and explained why their age gap plays no part in their partnership."It was truly platonic for years," Duhamel said, before telling himself, "'I'm not even going to go there.'"JOSH DUHAMEL BLAMES HOLLYWOOD FOR FERGIE DIVORCE, SAYS IT CAN SUCK THE SOUL OUT OF YOUAfter inviting her to a backyard barbecue, Duhamel - who saw Mari as "just a friend" at the time - quickly realized their compatibility."She's more mature than I am," he said. "That's how we started dating."The couple started their relationship in 2018 and married in 2022. They share a 1-year-old son, Shepherd, together.In 2022, the couple poked fun at their age gap with clever Halloween costumes. Duhamel dressed up as late oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall for the annual Casamigos Halloween party in Beverly Hills, while Mari channeled her inner Anna Nicole Smith.Last month, the actor opened up about his decision to relocate his family from Los Angeles to a small cabin in Minnesota."I think it's really about the memories that we make as a family. My parents love coming out here to hang out. My wife's parents love hanging out here. My son, Axl, my 11-year-old L.A., there's a lot of good things about L.A., but it's good for him to get his hands dirty and come out into the woods and help dad with whatever," he told Fox News Digital.Duhamel shares son, Axl, with ex-wife, Fergie.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Shepherd is 15 months, he's going to be doing the same thing, and I think that these things just help contribute, because we're 40 miles from anything here, there's nothing. We have to pretty much fend for ourselves when we're out here. So these kids need to learn how to do this stuff, and they're not going to get to do that in L.A.," he continued."So, for that reason alone, I think it's great. Plus they just love it. They have buddies out here, they get to, you know, go jet skiing and tubing and all those things that you do on a lake," he added.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERSince Duhamel has spent time off the grid in Minnesota, he has been able to become detached from a lot of things."Something happens as soon as I get out here, my blood pressure drops. It's not about my phone. It's not about anything else other than making sure we got what we need to survive. It's not like we're living hand to mouth. We make sure we have enough groceries and stuff. Yesterday, we came out here, the septic tank was frozen. We had to figure out how to get it unfrozen so that we had water. I can't just call up some dude to come out and do it. It's just us. So we got to figure it out," Duhamel said.He continued, "I think it's those kinds of things that I really like about it because it's back to the basics. It's making sure you got enough food, enough water, you're warm enough and then, from there, we just start to have the fun. So it's not taking advantage of or taking for granted those luxuries and amenities that I think we all grow accustomed to."Fox News Digital's Larry Fink contributed to this post.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into U.S. Master's Swimming after an event in San Antonio at the end of April saw a biologically male trans competitor win five women's events.Multiple female competitors told Fox News Digital after the meet that they did not even know the trans athlete was a biological male.Now, Paxton's office is taking action, as Texas has a law in place to prohibit trans athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports."The policy of U.S. Masters Swimming, which allows men to compete in womens events, is reprehensible and could violate Texas's consumer protection laws," Paxton said in an announcement. "Not only is this policy insulting to female athletes, but it also demonstrates deep contempt for women and may violate Texas law. I will fight to stop these unfair policies and never back down from defending the integrity of womens sports."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe trans swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete competed in, taking gold in the women's age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and the 100-yard individual medley.Louisiana woman and long-time swimmer Wendy Enderle said she filed the request for an eligibility review after finding out that one of the competitors she has faced for years was transgender, via a news article stemming from last week's incident.Now, Enderle is grateful to see Paxton's office taking action."I was very encouraged by the announcement that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into U.S. Masters Swimming after allowing a transgender swimmer to unfairly compete against me and fellow female swimmers last month in San Antonio," Enderle told Fox News Digital.WOMEN'S SWIMMERS SPEAK OUT AFTER UNKNOWINGLY FACING TRANS COMPETITOR, FILING COMPLAINT: I FEEL BETRAYEDEnderle is also hoping that the U.S. Department of Justice will take action as well. President Donald Trump has had an executive order in place since Feb. 5 that requires publicly funded institutions to ban trans athletes from women's and girls sports. USMS is not publicly-funded, however."I hope that U.S. Masters Swimming quickly adopts a more appropriate and fair policy in line with World Aquatics policy. I also would like to see U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi look into whether U.S. Masters Swimming violates Presidential Executive Order number 14201, Keeping Men Out of Womens Sports, dated February 5, 2025," Enderle added."I am not a legal expert, but it is my opinion that USMS violates this order as they are an athletic association and sport-specific governing body as referenced in the order. Thank you to the great state of Texas for standing up for women and girls!"In June 2023, Texas passed the Save Women's Sports Act, which bans trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports and only allows students to compete in the gender category listed on their birth certificate. The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.More legislation aimed at protecting females from trans inclusion in sports could soon be signed into law in Texas as well.Earlier this month, the Texas Senate voted to pass the Texas Womens Privacy Act by a vote of 20-11. The bill ensures women are safe in their bathrooms, locker rooms, showers and domestic abuse shelters.Meanwhile, USMS policy allows transgender swimmers to participate in the gender competition category in which they identify, and they may also be recognized for accomplishments, if certain conditions are met.One of the two conditions requires that hormonal therapy appropriately be administered continuously and uninterrupted in a verifiable manner for no less than one year. The other condition is proof of testosterone serum levels measured during the last twelve months being below five nmol/L (144.25 ng/dL).Trans swimmers who do not meet those requirements can still participate in the women's category, but their times are removed from the submitted results, and they are not eligible for official times, places, points, records, Top 10 or other forms of official recognition.Fox News Digital has reached out to USMS on the pending investigation for comment.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has helped launch the first-ever U.S. mine for a critical mineral largely dominated by China, which controls about half of global production, Fox News Digital has learned.The Idaho operation will extract and smelt antimony a metalloid that is key to the U.S. defense and technology sectors and reduce reliance on malign actors like the CCP from which about half the worlds stock is currently produced.Antimony has a myriad of national security uses including in military tools like night-vision goggles, explosives, flame-retardants, tracers, lasers, nuclear weapons production, military clothing and ammunition.It also plays a role in the bloodless AI arms race, as a component in semiconductors and infrared technology, as well as its use increasing the hardness of alloys like lead and copper.CHINESE SOLAR TECH POSES CHILLING THREAT TO US ELECTRIC GRID, LAWMAKERS WARNWhile not technically considered a rare earth element because of its placement on the periodic table, antimony is considered critical and less common than other elements.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum played a leading role in the groundbreaking effort to boost U.S. energy dominance and self-reliance in terms of critical minerals and natural resources.The antimony stibnite mine will be used to mine for gold as well, Fox News Digital has learned.The mines opening is another example of a critical global supply chain shifting stateside, as Burgum and other officials aim to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign suppliers for national security and economic stability.The National Energy Dominance Council, an executive branch advisory group founded in February by executive order and led by Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, was a key player in the opening of the mine.Burgum issued the mines 404 permit which governs dredging and discharge into American waters -- on Thursday to Boise-based Perpetua Resources.TRUMP ENERGY CHIEF RECOUNTS EVOLUTION OF US ENVIRONS OVER 56 EARTH DAYS: A HANDILY-ENERGIZED SOCIETY WORKSPerpetua President Jon Cherry called the achievement the culmination of eight years of study, refinement and "lots of hard work.""We are immensely proud to achieve this milestone. Its time to move forward and take the Stibnite Gold Project into a new and exciting phase of development," Cherry said in a statement."We believe this [Trump] administrations commitment to boosting efficiency without compromising rigorous environmental standards can have a transformational impact on American mining," he added.The project will also create 550 jobs and, on the gold front, is primed to produce more than 400,000 ounces of the precious metal annually over the next four years.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe antimony stores therein are estimated at 148 million pounds and are the only identified such reserve in the U.S. and the largest outside China.It is expected to cut foreign reliance on that critical mineral by one-third.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's approval ratings are holding slightly in positive territory, but a new poll indicates a majority of New Yorkers would still prefer someone else to win the 2026 election for governor in the Empire State.A Siena College poll released on Tuesday also suggests that Rep. Elise Stefanik is the polling frontrunner among three major Republicans considering runs for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, in the race to challenge Hochul next year.According to the poll, which was conducted May 12-15, 36% of registered voters in New York state said they would vote to re-elect Hochul to a second four-year term, with a majority (55%) saying they wanted someone else.It is a 10-point negative movement for Hochul compared to Siena's April survey, when 39% of those questioned said they were prepared to vote to re-elect the governor and 48% who wanted someone else.HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND OPINION ON NEW YORK GOV. KATHY HOCHULFifty-one percent of Democrats surveyed in the new poll said at this early point in the 2026 election cycle they are prepared to re-elect Hochul, with 38% of Democrats saying they want "someone else."The percentage of voters who prefer another candidate jumps to 64% among independents and 82% among Republicans in blue state New York."Even more Republicans 82% up from 68% last month and independents 64% up from 55% prefer someone else to be the next governor, while a small majority of Democrats, 51%, say they are prepared to reelect her," Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said.Hochul, who at the time was the states lieutenant governor, in August 2021 was sworn in as New Yorks first female governor, after three-term Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace amid multiple scandals.REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS CAMPAIGN CHAIR REVEALS ELECTION BATTLE PLANShe defeated then-Rep. Lee Zeldin by just over six points in 2022 to win a full four-year term steering New York. Zeldin's showing was the best by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in blue-state New York since then-GOP Gov. George Pataki won re-election to a third term in 2002.In July of last year, Hochul announced her intention to run for re-election in 2026.The governor's approval ratings in the new poll are slightly above water, at 50% approval and 46% disapproval, while her favorable rating is just underwater, at 44% favorable and 46% unfavorable.The poll was conducted after the governor and the legislature reached final agreement on a $254 billion budget, which includes provisions for tax cuts, increased benefits and investments in various areas like education and healthcare.When asked whether issues the governor touted in the budget inflation rebate checks, middle-class tax cuts, free public school meals, and increasing the child tax credit will make New York more affordable, the poll indicates 52% said a lot or somewhat, with 43% saying not very much or not at all.THIS BLUE STATE REPUBLICAN AIMS TO END THE GOP'S 20-YEAR LOSING STREAK FOR GOVERNORThe poll indicates Hochul continues to hold a wide lead over her two potential Democratic primary challengers. Forty-six percent of Democrats say they would support Hochul for their party's gubernatorial nomination, compared to 12% for Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado and 10% for Rep. Ritchie Torres."Two potential Hochul rivals for the Democratic nomination for governor next year Delgado and Torres remain largely unknown to a majority of voters and a majority of Democrats," Greenberg said.In the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, 35% of Republican voters said they would support Stefanik, the six-term GOP representative from upstate New York. Stefanik, who is part of the House Republican leadership and a strong supporter and ally of President Donald Trump, has said she is seriously considering a run for governor.Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, who represents a swing congressional district in suburban New York City and who is also eyeing a campaign for governor, grabbed 22% support in the poll. Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman, another major Trump ally and potential gubernatorial candidate, was at 11%.Trump stands at 40% approval and 57% disapproval among New York State voters, according to the poll, with his favorable rating at 38%-59%.Greenberg noted that "81% of Democrats disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, while 82% of Republicans approve, and independents are closely divided."The survey had an overall sampling error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launched a Georgia gubernatorial bid on Tuesday, slamming President Donald Trump in a campaign video."Donald Trump is a disaster for our economy and our country. From his failure to address rising prices to giving an un-elected billionaire the power to cut Medicare and Social Security. It's one terrible thing after another," she asserts in the video, later declaring, "Georgia families deserve far better than what Donald Trump and Republicans are giving us."Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.TRUMP ALLY MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SAYS SHE WON'T RUN FOR SENATE WHILE BLASTING DEMS AND FELLOW REPUBLICANSBottoms said in the video that "expanding Medicaid" would be her "top priority" as the state's governor, and that she would "work to eliminate state income taxes for teachers."She worked for President Joe Biden during a portion of his White House tenure. In 2022 she was announced as Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement, and then in 2023 Bottoms was selected to serve on the President's Export Council.POPULAR GOP GOV BRIAN KEMP ANNOUNCES WHETHER HE'LL RUN FOR SENATE IN BATTLEGROUND GEORGIACurrent Peach State Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who is now serving his second consecutive term, is not eligible to seek re-election in 2026.BIDEN'S FORMER SENIOR ADVISER KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS REJOINING WHITE HOUSE IN NEW ROLEIn addition to Bottoms, Republican state Attorney General Chris Carr and Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves, are both also running for the job.Olu Brown who previously "served as the Founding and Lead Pastor of Impact United Methodist Church," according to olubrown.com is also seeking the governorship.

President Donald Trump will make an announcement on the Golden Dome missile defense system at 3 p.m. ET this afternoon alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Space Force Vice Chief of Operations, General Michael Guetlein, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.The Pentagon's recommendations for the multibillion-dollar project will be announced, including the drafted architecture and implementation planfor the complex satellite system, the official added.A total of $25 billion has been carved out of next year's defense budget for this system, but the Congressional Budget office estimates it could cost as much as $500 billion over the next 20 years. Officials told Reuters that Guetlein will likely be named as the lead program manager for the Golden Dome project.SPACEX AND ITS PARTNERS EMERGE AS FRONTRUNNERS TO BUILD PART OF TRUMPS GOLDEN DOME PROJECTLast month, Reuters reported that Elon Musks SpaceX and two of its partners have emerged as frontrunners to build part of the missile defense system.SpaceX is teaming up with software maker Palantir and defense technology company Anduril for a joint bid, with all three of the companies having met with top officials in the Trump administration and the Pentagon to pitch their proposal, sources toldReuters at the time.Their plan is to build and launch 400 to up to more than 1,000 satellites to track the movement of missiles around the globe, the sources said. A fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers would then eliminate enemy projectiles, but the SpaceX group is not anticipated to play a role in the weaponization of those satellites, the sources added. GOLDEN DOME WILL NEED MANHATTAN PROJECT-SCALE WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT EFFORT, SPACE FORCE GENERAL SAYSTrump has ordered the construction of an advanced, next-generation missile defense shield to protect the U.S. from an aerial attack.In January, he signed an executive order that tasks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with drawing up plans to build an "Iron Dome for America" that will protect Americans from the threat of missiles launched by a foreign enemy.The Pentagonhas received interest from more than 180 companies to help build the project, a U.S. official told Reuters. Fox News Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.