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SpaceX Wins $1.6 Billion Pentagon Contract to Enhance Airborne Combat Capabilities

By Rajwa Quasim SpaceX has secured a deal worth $1.6 billion from U.S. Space Force to launch a new generation of U.S. military satellites designed to improve Pentagon’s ability to detect, track and respond to airborne threats. The deal contains 18 missions across two task orders and will launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California using SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rockets. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2027. The mission c…

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The U.S. Space Force, the space arm of the U.S. Armed Forces, has awarded SpaceX two launch contracts worth a total of $1.6 billion for… SpaceX to develop next-generation satellite swarms for the U.S. military - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

As the Pentagon invests more in space-based surveillance and missile defense, SpaceX has won a massive $1.6 billion contract under a national security procurement program. The latest deal will not only accelerate military space launches but also lay the groundwork for the Trump administration's planned Golden Dome missile defense system.

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