SpaceX lands a $4 billion contract to help build Trump's Golden Dome
SpaceX has secured a $4.16 billion contract from the Space Force to assist in building the Golden Dome missile defense system. This project aims to create a constellation of satellites to track foreign aircraft and missiles by 2028. The contract is part of a larger initiative estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years.
- ▪SpaceX was awarded a $4.16 billion contract from the Space Force for the Golden Dome project.
- ▪The Golden Dome project is officially named the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator.
- ▪SpaceX has also received a $2 billion contract earlier this week for the same project.
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Tomorrow Space SpaceX lands a $4 billion contract to help build Trump's Golden Dome That’s on top of another $2 billion contract awarded to SpaceX earlier this week. By Jackson Chen May 30, 2026 12:20 pm EST SpaceX Elon Musk's conglomerate company for space exploration, artificial intelligence and telecommunications can now add military defense to its mission statement. SpaceX was awarded a $4.16 billion contract from the Space Force to build satellites that track foreign aircraft and missiles as part of President Trump's proposed Golden Dome project. The Space Force uses a more official name for the Golden Dome, called the "Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator," but it's the same missile defense system that's estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over a span of 20 years.
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