SpaceX, controlled by American billionaire Elon Musk, will receive $2 billion to develop satellites that can track missiles and aircraft as part of US President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" project, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing its sources.
The funding is included in the tax and spending bill signed by Trump in July, but the contractor has not been publicly announced. According to sources, the project could eventually include up to 600 satellites. US Defense Department officials have not yet awarded major contracts for the "Golden Dome" project and are currently planning the costs. At the same time, WSJ sources reported that SpaceX will receive a contract for 2 billion USD to develop satellites.
A Pentagon spokesman has so far refused to comment on the information about SpaceX's participation. The company has also not commented on this information.
On January 28, Trump signed an executive order to create the “Golden Dome“. As reported by the Financial Times, the system provides for the deployment of interceptors in space, equipped with lasers to destroy nuclear weapons. According to experts, “Golden Dome“ will also take into account threats from hypersonic systems. According to General Gregory Guyot, head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, the capabilities of “Golden Dome“ include: This will include countering intercontinental ballistic missiles and combating air targets and cruise missiles.