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SpaceX has received a new contract from the Pentagon to expand Ukraine's access to a more secure, military version of the Starlink satellite network. It deepens the company's involvement in the war amid Elon Musk's ambiguous stance on the conflict.
Under the terms of the contract, 2 Starlink terminals already in Ukraine will have access to starshield. This is an encrypted and more secure signal via Starlink that is much more difficult to crack or jam. Another 500 terminals were previously connected to this, adding to the total number of 3 terminals.
Representatives of the Office of Commercial Satellite Services Space Systems Command said that three thousand terminals will provide access to the Internet in Ukraine by 2025. The contract expands SpaceX's business with the Pentagon, where the company is focused on launching military satellites, competing with the likes of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
SpaceX has received a new contract from the Pentagon to expand Ukraine's access to a more secure, military version of the Starlink satellite network. It deepens the company's involvement in the war amid Elon Musk's ambiguous stance on the conflict.
Under the terms of the contract, 2 Starlink terminals already in Ukraine will have access to starshield. This is an encrypted and more secure signal via Starlink that is much more difficult to crack or jam. Another 500 terminals were previously connected to this, adding to the total number of 3 terminals.
Representatives of the Office of Commercial Satellite Services Space Systems Command said that three thousand terminals will provide access to the Internet in Ukraine by 2025. The contract expands SpaceX's business with the Pentagon, where the company is focused on launching military satellites, competing with the likes of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
