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

Odaily Planet Daily News As U.S. suicide drones guided by Musk's Starlink network began to achieve significant results in the war against Iran, executives at SpaceX concluded that the Pentagon should pay higher fees for using the satellite Wi-Fi network. According to two sources and Pentagon documents, within weeks of the U.S. launching bombing operations, 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 one example of the increasingly tense relationship between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing in recent months. (Golden Ten)