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SpaceX wins a $2.29bn Space Force contract for the Golden Dome backbone

17 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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17 August 2026

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United States

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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

SpaceX won a $2.29 billion contract from the US Space Force to develop the Space Data Network Backbone using Starshield satellites, aimed at supporting the Golden Dome missile-defence initiative with a prototype due by end of 2027.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can now target the US military’s critical missile-defence communications bone. SpaceX’s winning the Space Data Network contract opens direct defence revenue streams and sets your provisional defence supplier map.

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