FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Space Force has awarded about a half dozen small Golden Dome contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes, kicking off a race for future deals worth tens of billions of dollars, according to two sources briefed on the matter.
The awards went to several companies including Northrop Grumman, TrueAnomaly, Lockheed Martin and Anduril, the sources said.
