There have been speculation that SpaceX, along with two other companies, had emerged as frontrunners for a key part of the 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield. Elon Musk on Friday posted a clarification on X.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is frontrunner to win a $10 billion contract to build Donald Trump's proposed domestic missile shield, called—perhaps inevitably— the“Golden Dome.” Musk’s firm has formed a consortium with two other companies with close Trump ties—defense start-up Anduril,

SpaceX is collaborating with software company Palantir and defense firm Anduril to submit a joint proposal for the project, according to Reuters. The CEO of SpaceX is Elon Musk, also the head of