What Happened
Space Force Invests in Critical Missile Defense Initiatives
The US Space Force (USSF) has awarded a total of $6.3 billion to Space-X for the development of critical technologies under the Golden Dome missile defense effort. The deals, announced in May, include $4.1 billion for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (SB-AMTI) system and $2.29 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone. The funding is part of the USSF’s fiscal year 2027 budget plan, which requests a total of $2.28 billion in research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) funding for the initiatives. This development was first reported by Janes.