SpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for satellite targeting network

Summary

SpaceX has won a $2.29 billion firm-fixed-price contract from the US Space Force to build a satellite-based communications network in low-Earth orbit. The network will serve as the "backbone" of a rearchitected military targeting system, distributing space-based sensing and targeting data for a sensor-to-shooter capability. The contract comes after separate Pentagon initiatives stalled, and SpaceX's selection had been widely anticipated.