Secure the Future with an Intelligent Mission Environment

Mattermost is built for the challenge. Our Intelligent Mission Environment delivers mission continuity where defense systems—and the Americans who build, advance, and protect national infrastructure—are ready to deter, fight, and win against the threats of the future.

The System Behind the Shield: The Future of Missile Defense Is Decided in C2

Missile defense modernization is a system of systems. Interceptors matter, but they are only one layer. The decisive advantage lies in Command and Control (C2) that can outpace hypersonic and next-generation threats by compressing the sensor-to-shooter timeline from minutes to seconds. True modernization requires C2 that unifies sensors, fuses intelligence into the operational picture, secures cross-domain coordination, and preserves continuity in contested environments. Without this connective layer, even the most advanced interceptors cannot deliver their full deterrent value.

MDA’s Golden Shield

Golden Dome for America, established under Executive Order 14186, is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) next-generation missile defense shield designed to protect the homeland from ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and emerging aerial threats.

This system of systems integrates the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) into a layered defense that demands speed, resilience, and interoperability.

The challenge is clear: America must connect sensors to shooters, unify allies and agencies, and fuse intelligence into decisions in real time. If the Armed Forces rely on siloed or unsecured systems, the Golden Dome risks delays in response, fractured coordination, and vulnerabilities in cyber-contested environments.

Accelerated Decision-Making
Command Under Attack
Acceleration Through Automation
Clarity and Continuity

Accelerated Decision-Making

Decisions at the Speed of Threat

Missile defense depends on a unified operational picture that integrates sensor data and enables real-time cross-domain coordination. AI-enabled playbooks accelerate the sensor-to-shooter timeline while preserving accountability, allowing U.S. and allied forces to act decisively in both connected and disconnected environments.

Command Under Attack

Command That Holds Under Attack

Sovereign control of mission data and Zero Trust enforcement secure operations across classified, air-gapped, and degraded networks. Encryption, CAC/PKI access, and insider-threat monitoring protect C2 continuity, ensuring commanders maintain trusted decision-making even under cyber, electronic, or kinetic attack.

Acceleration Through Automation

Acceleration Through Automation and Open Systems

Codified playbooks automate repeatable tasks—sensor tasking, interceptor checks, logistics triggers—reducing delays in the kill chain. An open integration framework connects radars, satellites, and interceptors without vendor lock-in, enabling agile prototyping, rapid fielding, and continuous modernization across the missile defense enterprise.

Clarity and Continuity

Clarity and Continuity Across the Force

Structured collaboration organizes operations by mission thread, command, or sensor constellation. Secure file sharing protects targeting data, while persistent context carries forward across shifts and coalition partners. This ensures long-duration, high-tempo missile defense operations retain clarity, accountability, and operational coherence at scale.

Applied Capabilities for Modernization

Mattermost strengthens Command and Control across the full missile defense lifecycle. Within Golden Dome initiatives, its applied capabilities span:

Science and Technology (S&T)
Research and Development (R&D)
Prototyping
Studies, Demonstrations, Testing of Prototypes
Disruptive Technologies
Experimentation
Architecture Development

Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
Systems Engineering
Weapon Design and Development
Integration and Assembly
Production and Fielding
Test and Evaluation (T&E)
Operation and Sustainment

Modernization
Hardware and Software Modifications
Data Mining / Collection / Analysis
Minor Facilities Engineering / Construction
Cybersecurity

Missile Defense Modernization