The Trump administration is expanding its search for partners to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, courting Amazon.com's Project Kuiper and big defense contractors as tensions with Elon Musk threaten SpaceX's dominance in the program,

The newly installed head of the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield, a monumental undertaking projected to cost $175 billion over the next three years, knows the clock is ticking to show President Donald Trump some results before the end of his term in the White House.

The Trump administration is searching for additional partners to help build the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system beyond Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to a report. The Pentagon and White House were already considering alternative contractors before Musk and President Donald Trump’s public spat in June,