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,

A media report claimed that Elon Musk's SpaceX was a frontrunner for a major role in developing the Golden Dome missile defence shield in the US.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is frontrunner to win a $10 billion contract to build Donald Trump's proposed domestic missile shield, called—perhaps inevitably— the“Golden Dome.” Musk’s firm has formed a consortium with two other companies with close Trump ties—defense start-up Anduril,