THOUSANDS OF SYSTEMS.
ONE INTEGRATED SHIELD.
Arcfield engineers the connective layer that unifies defense programs—across domains, industry and technologies. And we deliver interoperable solutions—from sensors to data transport to MBSE—for a faster, smarter kill web.
CORE DIFFERENTIATORS
With AI-powered model-based systems engineering, wide-field and narrow-band sensing, and a strong pedigree of hypersonic defense and nuclear surety—we bring speed, trust and clarity to every layer of missile defense.
PROVEN AND TRUSTED MISSION ENGINEERING
We coordinate the integration and optimization of complex, multi-organization mission capabilities—delivering on cost and schedule—to minimize risk and ensure mission success
GROUND- AND SPACE-BASED MISSILE DETECTION AND TRACKING SENSORS
Our integrated network of next-generation space- and ground-based sensors provides advanced hypersonic tracking and detection at a lower cost
ADVANCED MODELING AND SIMULATION
We deliver high-fidelity, physics-based insights for system-of-systems engineering and end-to-end system integration to amplify mission impact
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Golden Dome and the velocity race: Why ground-based optics are the key to mission persistence
While often described as a moonshot for missile defense, the Golden Dome for America mission is in reality something even more challenging: an exercise in disciplined systems engineering under threat. Hypersonic glide vehicles, maneuvering ballistic missiles and complex decoys are compressing timelines while raising the stakes for any gap in accuracy.
Golden Dome Will Stand or Fall on Its Sensors. Here’s How to Make Them Endure
Golden Dome’s first fight will be won or lost on its ability to see. The layer of sensors acts as the eyes of the C4ISR enterprise. Without sensors, the command-and-control architecture has nothing to process, or act upon. Sensors are the first link in the chain—and if that link breaks, everything downstream collapses.
Aerial defense 2.0: Why speed, scale and survival define the Golden Dome era
Golden Dome is more than a missile defense program. It is an opportunity to redefine how we protect the homeland with systems that think faster, scale wider and endure through disruption. But if we cling to legacy assumptions and brittle integration, Golden Dome will fall short before it ever reaches the field.
Arcfield CEO, Kevin Kelly, shares his thoughts on SpaceNews. Click the button below to read more.
Golden Dome demands mastery and proven operational capabilities—not theories and promises.
Arcfield has a legacy of designing the systems used to detect and thwart ongoing threats. For seven decades, we have helped national security partners master the mission with impactful engineering, operational insight, and technology built to integrate complex systems and decisions—under pressure, at scale, moving at the speed of need.