SpaceX Tapped for Industry Group Developing Golden Dome Software

SpaceX is part of a group of companies developing the operating system underpinning President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring the deep ties between Elon Musk’s rocket-and-satellite maker and the US government.

The company is focused on integrating satellite communications for military operations, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. SpaceX is working alongside eight other defense and artificial intelligence companies, including Anduril Industries Inc., Palantir Technologies Inc. and Aalyria Technologies Inc., to build software connecting missile defense capabilities, according to one of the people.