Anduril, Palantir, Scale AI Building Golden Dome's Brain
Tech defense trio tapped to build the operating system for Trump's $185B antimissile shield project.
Anduril Industries, Palantir Technologies, and Scale AI are working together as part of a consortium building the software backbone for Golden Dome — President Trump's massive antimissile defense shield.
The project carries a staggering $185 billion price tag. The three companies are specifically focused on developing the system's operating system, essentially the software layer that would run the entire shield.
It's a significant win for the defense tech upstarts. Anduril and Palantir have been aggressively positioning themselves as alternatives to legacy defense contractors, and landing a role on what could become one of the largest defense projects in U.S. history validates that bet. Scale AI, known for its data labeling and AI infrastructure work, rounds out the trio.
Details beyond the consortium's role remain thin, but the sheer scale of the budget signals serious intent.