‘Protection Shield’ to Donald Trump expected – as everything shows – to offer the Mask. SpaceX and its two partners have emerged as dominant candidates to win a critical part of the anti -missile shieldAs a “golden dome” of the US president, as six people who know the matter said, according to Reuters.
Specifically, according to the report, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company cooperates with the company Palantir specializing in software platforms as well as with the manufacturer of drones and other defense systems Sensorto take on key parts of the “golden dome”, with Donald Trump in the past that a missile attack could be “the most devastating threat facing the United States”.
The three companies were founded by businessmen who were important supporters of Donald Trump during the pre -election period.
Elon Musk has donated more than a quarter of billion dollars to assist Donald Trump’s election and is now a special adviser to the US president working to reduce government spending through the government’s efficiency department.
Despite the positive messages of the Pentagon to the SpaceX Group, some sources cited by Reuters said that Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” decision is in initial stage, While its final structure and who will be chosen to work on this program could be dramatically changed in the coming months.
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What does the plan predict
The three companies met with top officials of the Trump and Pentagon government in recent weeks to present their plan, which provides for construction from 400 to more than 1,000 satellites that will detect rockets.
A different fleet 200 armed satellites He would then destroy the enemy rockets, mentioned three of the sources, according to which SpaceX is not expected to get involved in the equipment of weapons satellites.
Currently, there is no comment from the White House or from the companies. The Pentagon, according to Reuters, commented that he would deliver “choices to the President for his decision in accordance with the executive decree and alignment with the White House instructions and timetables”.
In the role of ‘subscription service’ the Space X
In an unusual development, SpaceX proposed to take on its role in the golden dome as a “subscription service” in which the government will pay for technology access, rather than the system immediately.
The pay -term model, which has not been previously mentionedcould bypass some of the Pentagon’s supplies, By allowing the system to grow faster, the two sources said. While this approach would not violate any rules, the government may then be trapped in a subscription and losing control of continuous growth and pricing, they added.
Some Pentagon officials have expressed internal concerns about supporting the model -based model for any part of the golden dome, two sources in Reuters said.
Such an arrangement would be unusual for such a large and crucial defense program.