SpaceX is working with software company Palantir and Anduril, a defense technology company, on a bid for a contract with the Defense Department. In recent weeks, the three companies have met with Trump administration and Pentagon officials to discuss their plan, sources shared with Reuters.
Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system would reportedly consist of 400 to more than 1,000 satellites orbiting Earth, sensing missiles and tracking their movements. A separate fleet of 200 attack satellites would be tasked with bringing enemy missiles down with missiles or lasers, the sources added, noting SpaceX is not expected to be involved in weaponizing the satellites.
Bids to build Trump’s missile defense system came after Trump signed an executive order announcing the “Golden Dome” plan. He called a
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