SpaceX Quintuples Pentagon Starlink Pricing During Trump's Iran War
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Summary
Elon Musk's SpaceX has quintupled the price it charges the Pentagon for Starlink services during Trump's war in Iran, from $5,000 to $25,000 per unit. The Defense Department relies on Starlink to guide LUCAS "kamikaze" drones in attacks on Iran. SpaceX representatives met with military officials shortly after the war began to negotiate the price increase, as demand for the service exploded.
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The tech broligarch has jacked up prices just as demand has exploded.
The Defense Department has relied heavily on the tech broligarch's satellite internet platform, Starlink, to guide LUCAS drones
The tech broligarch has jacked up prices just as demand has exploded.
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