Musk bestrider uppgifter om militär användning av Starlink i Iran

Elon Musk har ifrågasatt en rapport från Reuters om SpaceX prisförhandlingar med Pentagon gällande satellitterminaler på militära drönare verksamma i Iran-konflikten. Musk menar att uppgifterna är osanna men bekräftade felaktig användning av det kommersiella Starlink-nätverket.

SpaceX och Pentagon-tjänstemän har varit oeniga om avgifterna för satellittjänsten Starshield under Iran-konflikten. Reuters rapporterade att SpaceX krävde 25 000 dollar per månad för varje anslutning på obemannade stridsdrönare, en ökning från den tidigare avgiften på 5 000 dollar. Pentagon gick slutligen med på höjningen, enligt rapporten som publicerades den 26 maj.

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