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Re:SpaceX projected 20M Starlink users by 2022–it ended up w... by ianburrell on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @05:32PM (#37577059)
The US doesn't have any current plans for military version of Starlink. They have a pretty extensive satellite system. Starshield is SpaceX project to use Starlink technology for military.

The US Space Development Agency, focused on missile defense, is working with SpaceX on tracking and communications constellations. But the communications is using laser links for in-space communications. Military Starlink is possible but not proposed yet.

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