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Pentagon denies reports of clash with SpaceX over Starlink price hike
Key takeaways
- Reuters has reported the Pentagon clashed with Elon Musk's Space X over hiked-up costs to use its satellite internet network in the first few weeks of the Iran war.
- Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell has hit back at claims that the department has clashed with Elon Musk's Space X over price hikes on its satellite internet network.
- Reuters has reported that within weeks of the United States launching strikes on Iran, Space X argued the military should pay more for its use of the network to operate kamikaze drones.
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Reuters has reported the Pentagon clashed with Elon Musk's Space X over hiked-up costs to use its satellite internet network in the first few weeks of the Iran war. (Reuters: Joe Skipper)
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell has hit back at claims that the department has clashed with Elon Musk's Space X over price hikes on its satellite internet network.
Reuters has reported that within weeks of the United States launching strikes on Iran, Space X argued the military should pay more for its use of the network to operate kamikaze drones.
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