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SpaceX Secures $2 Billion Pentagon Satellite Deal
- SpaceX is set to secure a $2 billion Pentagon deal to develop satellites for President Donald Trump's Golden Dome project, which aims to enhance missile defense.
- The Golden Dome project will develop a space-based shield against intercontinental ballistic and hypersonic missiles from hostile nations, costing around $175 billion over three years.
- The satellites will track missiles and aircraft and are part of a project that involves the planned deployment of up to 600 satellites.
- A Pentagon spokesperson did not comment on SpaceX's involvement, and General Chance Saltzman emphasized the importance of industry partnership for innovation in defense technology.
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(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Im Mi-na = SpaceX, a space company led by Elon Musk, is developing a satellite system to support the U.S.'s next-generation missile defense system, the Golden Dome...
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SpaceX to Secure $2B Pentagon Satellite Deal
SpaceX is set to clinch a $2 billion contract with the War Department to develop a satellite system designed to track missiles and aircraft, people familiar with the matter say. The funding was tucked into the spending bill signed by President Donald Trump in July, though the Pentagon had not publicly announced a specific contractor until now. Under the program, the satellites would form an “air-moving target indicator” network and the contract …
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