The satellites will track missiles and other airborne targets.

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 US Space Force has awarded SpaceX $2.29bn to build the Space Data Network Backbone on Starshield satellites, the communications spine for Golden Dome missile defence.

May 29 : The U.S. Space Force said on Friday it has awarded Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX a $4.16 billion deal for a satellite program designed to track and target airborne…

SpaceX secured a $4.16B US Space Force contract to build missile-tracking satellites for Golden Dome, adding to $2.29B in prior defense awards.

Atualmente, o Pentágono trabalha com o escudo “Golden Dome”, uma rede complexa de satélites e outras tecnologias para derrubar mísseis; sistema de Elon Musk será complementar

The Trump administration's flagship Golden Dome missile defense system has many layers, one of them being a sensing and tracking layer.

The satellites will track missiles and other airborne targets.

The U.S. Space Force said on Friday it has awarded Elon Musk's IPO-bound SpaceX a $4.16 billion deal for a satellite program designed to track and target airborne threats.

The Space Force awarded SpaceX the AMTI satellite deal two days after a $2.29B backbone contract. SpaceX now holds $6.45B in Golden Dome work.