Elon Musk’s break with Trump threatens key defence contracts

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WASHINGTON: Elimination of Elon Musk with President Donald Trump is endangering his biggest government deals.

One of the major projects under review is the Golden Dome, which is a planned missile defense system, where Musk’s company was expected to play a vital role from Space X. Now, this role can be returned or fully cut.

According to three persons familiar with the project, the government is now considering reducing the involvement of Musk’s company after the public row.

The White House recently considered a plan for Space X, Musk’s rocket and satellite venture, called the Golden Dome for the construction of key elements of the project for partnership with the software maker and drone builder Andorrill. They said the administration had instructed the Pentagon to give priority to the network of satellites for this purpose.

But a new framework for this system, which will try to track and prevent potential missile attacks against the United States, is now being considered that can reduce the role of SpaceX. One possibility, all three said, can initially abandon Space X’s satellite capabilities and instead focus on expanding the existing ground system for missile defense.

In a statement, a White House spokesman said: “The Trump administration is committed to a strict review process for all bids and contracts.” A senior Defense Department official said the Pentagon “has no announcement about future contracts associated with the Golden Dome efforts.”

Space X, Andorr and Planner did not respond to the comments requests.

A low role for Space X will represent the first famous shock of Musk’s business with the US government last week after a break with Trump. Aerospace and defense experts said the change in the projects, especially for the project that Trump has termed as important for the US defense strategy, has also been emphasized on the highly personal nature of the president’s leadership.

“That the people of the program are approved on the basis of their political affiliation, which is a real concern that the project itself is very politicized and that it is not being operated on technical qualities.”

In his statement to Reuters, the White House said that any decision would be made to “prefer the best contract for the United States and to take advantage of the latest and sophisticated technology.”

In May, Trump said that the Defense Shield should run by the end of January 2029.

All three said that the change in the proposed “architecture” of the system could be the political advantage of allowing the current administration to provide at least one part of it. It is unclear how soon the final decision on the project can be made or the final role of any company, including SpaceX, has been decided.

The uncertainty about the details of the project and the involvement of the project’s details of the project has been created as a result of Trump’s efforts to expedite the project, industry experts and some people involved in its development told Reuters. “To date, no one knows what the needs are,” said one of the people familiar with the process. “There is no integrated effort with a real vision. All these companies are just occupying the pot of money.”

Space X, Andorle and Palternon were all founded by traders who are Trump’s major political supporters. The three companies had earlier met with top defense department officials and decision makers to discuss the Golden Dome.

Before the end of his high profile with the president, Kasturi served as a key adviser to Trump and donated more than $ 1 billion to help him choose. But the recent conflict, in which Musk has demanded Trump’s motion and accused the president of illegal involvement with the notorious financier and sexual offender Jeffrey Apestin, gave rise to a change in the direction, all three told Reuters.

One people said, “Due to the shock, the Pentagon has been given a place to see other alternatives.”

In recent times, Musk has tried to upset the dispute, saying that he regrets some of his comments and criticizes Trump on his social media, including a call for the motion. Earlier this week, Press Secretary Crown Levyt told reporters that Trump praised Musk’s apology and was unaware of any administration’s attempt to review the musk contracts due to conflict.

Reuters could not determine whether the Musk’s reconciliation could improve the chances of winning SpaceX’s Golden Dome contracts or could improve the chances of getting more new businesses with the US government.

Reuters reported in April, Space X had come out between 400 to 1,000 satellite called “detention layer” for a part of the Golden Dome move, which will detect missiles, detect their speed, and determine if they are going to the United States. In a January 27 executive order, Trump made a plan for the Golden Dome to choose the proposed “architecture” and the implementation of the implementation by the end of March.

The order called the missile attack “the most destructive threat to the United States.”