SpaceX Secures $2.29 Billion Space Force Contract for Global Data Network
The U.S. Space Force has officially awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to develop a high-speed, secure satellite communications network, the service announced on May 26. This fixed-price agreement tasks the aerospace company with building the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone, a resilient architecture designed to facilitate near-real-time data transport between military sensors and weapons…