SpaceX's defense-focused Starshield satellite internet business lands first contract
SpaceX won its first contract for Starshield, the defense-focused version of Starlink, from the U.S. Space Force.
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SpaceX won its first contract for Starshield, the defense-focused version of Starlink, from the U.S. Space Force.
The Starshield initiative, unveiled last year, leverages the Starlink network to bolster national security efforts.
SpaceX has won a $70 million contract with the US Space Force to provide satellite communications for the US Space Force via its Starshield program.
The contract was awarded to SpaceX's Starshield program, but it looks like the deal will leverage the company's existing Starlink satellite network.
Space Force will spend $70 million on Musk's Starshield satellites.