SpaceX got a Pentagon contract in August to expand Ukraine's access to Starshield, an encrypted signal over Starlink that's more difficult to hack into or jam
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Sources: SpaceX's Starshield is building a network of spy satellites under a classified, $1.8B contract with the US spy agency National Reconnaissance Office
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency …
Sources: SpaceX's Starshield is building a network of spy satellites under a classified, $1.8B contract with the US spy agency National Reconnaissance Office
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency … X: @new_narrative , @davethomas5150 , @joroulette , and @misscherryjones X: Mik...
In a letter to Elon Musk, Rep. Mike Gallagher says SpaceX may be in breach of DOD contracts after sources say Starshield is inactive around Taiwan for US troops
Rep. Mike Gallagher, who led a delegation to Taiwan this week, said in a letter to Musk that SpaceX could possibly be in breach of its …
The White House may condemn Elon Musk, but the US has signed a $1.2B SpaceX deal, including for Starshield, a key China deterrent, showing its dependence on him
Rarely has the U.S. government so depended on the technology provided by a single technologist with views that it has so publicly declared repugnant. Mastodon: @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social . X: @ericli...
SpaceX gets its first US Space Force contract, valued at up to $70M, offering the military custom satellite communications via the company's Starshield service
- Contract extends billionaire's role as a defense contractor — Starshield provides customized satellite communications
SpaceX announces Starshield, expanding Starlink into military and government applications, initially focusing on imagery, communications, and “hosted payloads”
- Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite technology into military applications with a new business line called Starshield.