SpaceX secures a $2 billion contract to build 600 satellites for the US Space Force's Golden Dome missile defense program through its Starshield division.

The SpaceX "backbone" constellation will support the broader Space Data Network, which will include the Space Development Agency's Transport layer satellites.

SpaceX won a $2.29B US Space Force contract to build the Space Data Network Backbone, a LEO satellite constellation with laser links and advanced encryption.