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Musk's SpaceX in talks to supply the Pentagon with computing power, WSJ reports: July 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is in talks to provide the U.S ...
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Exclusive | SpaceX in Talks to Provide Computing Power for Pentagon’s AI Push: Elon Musk’s company would sell military billions of dollars’ worth of data-center ...
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Elon Musk to help Pentagon identify weapons, tech for future wars: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead the "Project Meridian" alongside Anduril co-founder ...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX in talks with Pentagon for multi-billion dollar AI computing deal: Report
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Elon Musk Uses Trump’s War to Squeeze More Megabucks From Pentagon: The tech broligarch has jacked up prices just as demand has exploded.
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Key FactsSpaceX Raises Pentagon Rates Amid Iran Conflict
May 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Elon Musk increased charges for SpaceX’s Starlink services to the Pentagon fivefold amid the Iran conflict.
- Starlink supports the Pentagon by guiding LUCAS drones in strikes against the Iranian regime.
- The Defense Department initially resisted the price hike but eventually accepted the higher fee.
- This dispute highlights growing tensions between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing policies.
"certainly has the U.S. government over the barrel."— Clayton Swope, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), on SpaceX's leverage over the Pentagon due to Starlink pricing.
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