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SpaceX to provide Ukraine with wider access to militarised version of Starlink at Pentagon's request – Bloomberg


SpaceX, an American space technology company, has secured a Pentagon contract to expand Ukraine’s access to a more secure, militarised version of its Starlink satellite network.

Starshield is a secure, encrypted communication system developed for Starlink that is designed to be more resistant to hacking and jamming. "A total of 3,000 terminals are provided service via the two contracts," the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Office told Bloomberg News. The contracts have a common goal of facilitating "internet connectivity in Ukraine".

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