星球日报|5月 26, 2026 10:18
[Iran War Raises Starlink Prices, Dispute Arises Between U.S. Department of Defense and SpaceX]
Odaily Planet Daily News: As the Starlink network under Elon Musk's leadership has begun to achieve significant results in guiding U.S. suicide drones during the Iran war, SpaceX executives have reached a conclusion: the Pentagon should pay higher fees for satellite Wi-Fi network usage. According to two informed sources and Pentagon documents, weeks after the U.S. launched bombing operations, SpaceX executives met with Pentagon officials and argued that the military is currently paying about $5,000 per terminal connection, but is actually using a higher-tier service valued at nearly $25,000. Interviews with five informed sources and related documents reveal that the controversy surrounding Starlink's use in "LUCAS" suicide drones is merely a microcosm of the increasingly tense relationship between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing in recent months. (Jin10)
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