Pentagon officials have expressed reservations about SpaceX's proposed "subscription-based" missile defense model, in which the government does not own the system itself but contracts access to the technology by paying a consistent fee.
The company, led by billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk, is collaborating with companies Anduril and Palantir to develop a "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, proposing that the government pay a subscription in exchange for SpaceX's contributions to the project instead of establishing ownership over the technology, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
