Iran war raises Starlink prices amid dispute between U.S. Department of Defense and SpaceX

Odaily Planet Daily News As SpaceX's "Starlink" network-guided U.S. suicide drones began to achieve significant results in the war against Iran, SpaceX executives concluded that the Pentagon should pay higher fees for using the satellite Wi-Fi network. According to two sources and Pentagon documents, in the weeks following the U.S. bombing campaign, SpaceX executives met with Pentagon officials and argued that the military is currently paying approximately $5,000 per terminal connection, but is actually using a higher-grade service worth nearly $25,000. According to interviews with five sources and related documents, the controversy over the use of Starlink on "LUCAS" suicide drones is just a microcosm of the increasingly tense relationship between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing in recent months. (Jinshi)