Elon Musk’s SpaceX has deepened its ties to U.S. intelligence and military agencies through secret contracts worth billions of dollars.
SpaceX has long been a major partner in U.S. military satellite launches, but documents say Review by Wall Street Journal It has been shown that the company signed a huge secret contract with the US government in 2021 worth a whopping $1.8 billion.
SpaceX does not publicly reveal the government agency behind the deal.
SpaceX has also developed a branch For Starshield’s business dealings specifically with government customers.
The organization claims its satellites handle secure communications, capture data, and more.
According to WSJ, the US military signed a $70 million contract with Starshield in August 2023.
SpaceX also developed a relationship with the National Reconnaissance Office, an organization whose very existence was secret until 1992.
SpaceX also deployed its civilian product, Starlink, into combat zones of its own volition.
It provided thousands of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, allowing it to communicate even under Russian siege.
Recently, the Ukrainian intelligence service reported: russian army Musk also uses a number of Starlink devices, but Musk said he is not aware of any devices being sold directly or indirectly to Russia.
The United States is just one of many world powers seeking to strengthen its capabilities in space.
Russia and China are investing huge sums of money in developing cutting-edge satellite networks.
Last week, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner sounded the alarm over new information revealing Russian plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space.
Although the White House says the Russian program has not yet been implemented, it nevertheless illustrates the threat posed by a hostile space program.
