Private space company, as officially announced today SpaceX, US Space Force with a starshield agreement made.
First of all, what is this SpaceX Starshield? The company’s service, which is not frequently brought to the agenda, is simply as follows: explains: “Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capabilities to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield was initially designed for government use, focusing on three areas.“ As mentioned in the last sentence, Starlink is a company that provides internet to normal consumers from space. starshield aims to offer this for government institutions. The system, which is said to increase Starlink’s security capacity even further, uses hardware specially prepared for Starshield. These new antenna / connection hardware are as far as previously said Designed to be resistant to both cyber and physical attacks. The one who brought the Starshield system to the agenda today is United States Space Force It was the “first” agreement, or in other words, the contract signed, with. Space Force, as its name suggests A division of the United States Armed Forces that focuses on space and within the scope of the agreement with SpaceX will provide secure internet access from space. High-speed equipment to be purchased through the equipment to be provided within the scope of the 70 million dollar contract (Priority) It is reported that the internet service will be used by many national security services in the US army.