OAN Staff Blake Wolf
1:47 PM – Thursday, April 17, 2025

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, along with two partners, have emerged as frontrunners to acquire President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system contract — according to multiple reports.

The project was ordered by President Trump in January, and the defense system’s purpose is to shield the United States from missile attacks by sensing missiles and track their movements across the globe. It is designed to intercept ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles.

In a January 27^th executive order (EO), Trump cited a foreign missile attack as “the most catastrophic threat facing the United States.” In case of a dire situation, the missile defense system would also launch its own missiles to shoot down enemy projectiles targeting U.S. territories.

The project is expected to cost Musk around $10 billion, according to DailyMail.