SpaceX, led by multi-billionaire Elon Musk, has awarded the first contract to provide satellite communications to the US military using the Starshield system to the US Space Force. The agency reports that Bloomberg.
According to the agency, 15 companies are competing with SpaceX for contracts from the US Space Force. We are talking about a $900 million work order by 2028.
The Starshield system will operate through the Starlink constellation of communications satellites. The agreement between SpaceX and the Pentagon was signed on September 1 and is valid for one year. The contract size will be 70 million dollars.
The article specifically notes that SpaceX’s vice president for implementation of special government programs is retired Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, who previously served as chief of the U.S. Army Northern Command and joint aerospace defense commander. of the United States and Canada.
Previously reportedHe said that the American company SpaceX will send into space the next batch of mini-satellites aimed at creating an orbital constellation of the global Internet coverage network of the Starlink system.
India before started Sun research station.