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Google in Talks With US Defense Department on Data Security for $185 Billion Golden Dome Missile Defense Program

October 30, 2026 at 19:30 EDT

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Alphabet's Google is in talks with the US Defense Department to work on a new data security effort that would underpin the $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense program, according to people familiar with the matter.

Reported talks · Google and the US Defense Department

Google in talks to secure the data layer beneath Golden Dome

People familiar with the matter say Google is discussing a data security effort that would underpin the $185 billion missile defense program. The talks are not finalized, and neither side has publicly confirmed the details.

$185B

Valuation of the Golden Dome missile defense program, as cited in the reporting

Where a Google role would sit

Illustrative stack based on the reporting: the reported effort sits beneath the program, at the foundational data layer.

Top layer: Golden Dome program

Missile defense capabilities and applications

↓ underpinned by

Middle layer: Data security initiative

Reported focus of Google's talks with the Pentagon

↓ protects

Base layer: Sensor, targeting and command data

Must be stored, moved and protected across agencies and contractors

Still unresolved

The reporting does not yet establish how far Google's role would go.

• Scope of Google's potential role
• Contract terms and value
• Timeline for any agreement
• Oversight and supervision of any deal, which policymakers are likely to examine

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