Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said. Musk's rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome,

Elon Musk's SpaceX has emerged as the frontrunner in the competition to build key components of President Donald Trump's ambitious "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a report by Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters notes that SpaceX likely won’t have anything to do with the “weaponization of satellites,” and would instead provide a constellation of satellites for missile tracki