SpaceX, Palantir Technologies ( NASDAQ:PLTR ), and defense startup Anduril have reportedly emerged as top candidates to help build former President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, according to a Reuters report published Thursday.

Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX (SPACE) has surfaced as a leading contender to develop critical components for President Donald Trump’s ambitious ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield, Reuters reported,

Reuters notes that SpaceX likely won’t have anything to do with the “weaponization of satellites,” and would instead provide a constellation of satellites for missile tracki