The Pentagon is already a high-value buyer of the company’s rocket launches and had shown increasing interest in its Starlink satellite internet.
The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it's developing.
A Space Force spokesperson confirmed that SpaceX on Sept. 1 was awarded a one year contract for Starshield with a maximum value of $70 million. The Pentagon is already a high-value buyer of the company's rocket launches and had shown increasing interest in its Starlink satellite internet.SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it's developing, a military-specific version of the company's Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday.
A Space Force spokesperson confirmed that SpaceX on Sept. 1 was awarded a one-year contract for Starshield with a maximum value of $70 million. The award came alongside 18 other companies through a program run by the Space Force's commercial satellite communications office. "The SpaceX contract provides for Starshield end-to-end service , user terminals, ancillary equipment, network management, and other related services," Space Force spokesperson Ann Steefnek told CNBC.
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