SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite technology into military applications with a new business line called Starshield.
"While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use," the company wrote on its website.
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"While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use," the company wrote on its website.
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