Musk claims that the US military who committed suicide used Starlink to violate SpaceX’s regulations

SpaceX and the Pentagon have been arguing over the cost of using the Starshield satellite during the Iran war, according to a Reuters report published today. It seems that SpaceX asked the military for more money after they started using satellites for “kamikaze” attack drones in Iran.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the Reuters report was wrong. But Musk also said the military initially used Starlink commercials instead of real government networks, violating Starlink regulations. Musk blamed the breach on the contractor who built the government’s drones.

A Reuters report, based on Pentagon documents and interviews with sources familiar with price negotiations, said SpaceX recently asked the military to pay $25,000 to get Starshield on each kamikaze drone. The Pentagon, which previously charged $5,000 for each connection, protested the price hike but eventually agreed to pay, according to Reuters.

Although the price of $25,000 is a monthly fee for the satellite connection provided for the satellite terminal, the terminals are being used only by drones. making one-way trips before you start hitting targets and blasting on power.

Starshield is a public sector network and is based on Starlink technology. Musk wrote in X post today that the story of “Reuters is fake.” But at the same time, he appeared to confirm the controversy over the military’s use of SpaceX’s satellite technology.

“They misused the civilian Starlink system for military purposes. Direct violation of duty,” Musk wrote today, appearing to suggest that the military used Starlink products when they should have been using Starshield.

Musk later said the drones had been improperly repaired by a military contractor. “There is a US government SpaceX group called Starshield, which has separate satellites from Starlink, which are used by civilians. Musk wrote.