SpaceX Lands a $4 Billion Contract to Help Build Trump's Golden Dome

The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract for satellites that can detect and track airborne targets for the Golden Dome missile defense program.

The system, called the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator, is part of a broader effort that could cost about $1.2 trillion over 20 years.

The contract calls for a satellite constellation to be in place by 2028.

SpaceX also won a separate $2.29 billion Space Force contract this week to build a space-based high-speed communications network, expanding its military role.