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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite technology into military applications with a new business line called Starshield.
Starshield is likely to further tap the company’s biggest U.S. government customer – the Pentagon – which already represents a high-value buyer of SpaceX’s launches and has shown significant interest in the capabilities of Starlink.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/spac...atellites.html
I think they just realized there is boatloads of money to be made from the military. "Military grade" always comes with a 10x price modifier.