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SpaceX Secures $2 Billion for Military Satellite Project

11/3/2025

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SpaceX will receive a $2 billion contract to develop up to 600 military satellites for missile and aircraft tracking.
The initiative supports U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome anti-missile defense project, modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome.
The project aims to complete before Trump's term ends and may involve Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies.
The Pentagon plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink network, over 8,000 satellites, for military communications and vehicle tracking.

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SpaceX will receive a $2 billion contract to develop up to 600 military satellites for missile and aircraft tracking.
The initiative supports U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome anti-missile defense project, modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome.
The project aims to complete before Trump's term ends and may involve Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies.
The Pentagon plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink network, over 8,000 satellites, for military communications and vehicle tracking.