Space Force Awards Secret Contracts for Golden Dome Interceptors

The US Space Force awarded multiple small contracts to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors, looking for progress with a technology that has yet to be proven but forms a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense umbrella.

The contracts, awarded to unidentified companies that the Space Force didn’t identify, were under $9 million each and fall below defense contract regulation thresholds for detailed disclosure, according to a Space Force acquisition branch statement to Bloomberg News.

“The selection process was robust and thorough,” the Space Force statement said. It is looking to “lead a fast-paced effort in partnership ...