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Anduril and Palantir to develop software for Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

A source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday that Anduril and Palantir Technologies are working together to develop software for President Donald Trump's Golden Dome antimissile shield initiative. The collaboration concerns the software component of the missile‑shield program.

Discovered 2026-03-24T17:14:35.215646-07:00 | 2026-03-24T17:14:35.215646-07:00

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Confirms major private defense‑tech firms are being tapped for Golden Dome work, building on Anduril’s push into space and program positioning for contractor roles (source:d08429c7-de03-4ce5-be46-400571a8bd78).
Puts software and data‑fusion capabilities at the centre of Golden Dome’s effectiveness, underscoring earlier warnings about the need for a software‑defined approach (source:fa05f5bf-4314-4b2f-9d66-e8e27f3a6581).
Signals commercial opportunities in a program already attracting large industrial participation and vendor lists tied to roughly $151B of program interest, which will shape supplier competition and contract scale (source:a61a59a3-3c88-49de-90af-3fa744e375d1).

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