As a high-profile missile defense conference opens in Alabama, the Pentagon has ordered officials to avoid any public mention of President Donald Trump’s signature missile shield project, the Golden Dome, Politico reported.

The Space and Missile Defense Symposium, which began Tuesday in Huntsville, Alabama, is typically a showcase for the Pentagon’s priorities in missile defense. This year, however, it is marked by an important omission: the Golden Dome, a centerpiece of Trump’s national defense agenda, has been pulled from the event’s public discussions.

Organizers of the conference say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office issued a directive barring any reference to the multibillion-dollar Golden Dome initiative during the symposium. The system is intended to serve as a next-generation missile shield. While details remain sparse, it has already secured $25 billion in funding under the GOP’s recently passed spending package.

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