SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

The Pentagon awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build sensor-equipped satellites for the planned Golden Dome missile defense system. The US Space Force says the satellites will detect and track targets from space, adding to SpaceX’s existing defense contracts tied to the program.

The deal deepens the US military’s reliance on commercial space providers for critical national security infrastructure. It also shows how space-based missile defense is becoming a major growth market, with SpaceX positioned as a central contractor in next-generation defense networks.