Britain Just Admitted It Uses SpaceX's Secret Military Network. The Contracts Already Top $6 Billion.
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Britain Just Admitted It Uses SpaceX's Secret Military Network. The Contracts Already Top $6 Billion.
Britain just went on the record as the first foreign government to confirm it uses SpaceX's classified military satellite network, and that admission quietly unlocks a question every defense ministry has been watching: who signs the next contract?
Britain has become the first country outside the US to publicly acknowledge it has adopted Starshield, SpaceX's service aimed at military and government customers and intended for military and intelligence missions. The British Ministry of Defence announced that it has about 1,000 Starshield terminals and 500 Starlink terminals, while revealing the cost of using them
The first country outside the US to publicly admit using SpaceX's Starshield, as Europe seeks greater defense autonomy against Washington
The UK confirmed that it uses about 1,000 SpaceX Starshield terminals for military communications, in a decision that makes it the first country outside the U.S. to publicly recognize the deployment of this classified network. The bill also exposes the growing strategic weight of private satellite infrastructure and European concerns about relying on U.S. technology.
Britain confirms use of SpaceX’s Starshield for military communications
The UK's adoption of Starshield highlights a shift towards reliance on private satellite networks, raising strategic dependency concerns in Europe. The post Britain confirms use of SpaceX’s Starshield for military communications appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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