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  Exclusive: Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war |  Reuters

• @weaponscientist @weaponscientist on x

  Incredible [image]

• @tmfassociates Tim Farrar on x

  Note that government revenue for Starlink/Starshield was down $175M (by my estimate >25%) in 2026Q1 from the prior year [image]

• @davidjeans2 David Jeans on x

  NEW- Tensions are rising between the Pentagon and SpaceX over multiple issues, including an episode where Elon Musk's company hiked the price of Starlink/Starshield - used to guide strike drones - at the start of the Iran war. https://www.reuters.com/...

• @lukemcgee Luke McGee on x

  Well, if you will kick him out of DOGE, saving government money is not his priority, I suppose. Alternative take: if you rely on someone like Elon, you kinda deserve it https://www.reuters.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @MarioNawfal Reuters article is false. They made improper use of the Starlink civilian system for military purposes. Direct violation of terms of service.

• NewsMax.com NewsMax.com on x

  Musk Rebuts Report, Says War Dept Made Improper Use of Starlink

• @luke_metro @luke_metro on x

  Thing: $5000 Thing (government): $25000

• @andrewcurran_ Andrew Curran on x

  This is the story Elon is referencing. He says that the company that made the suicide drones used Starlink for military purposes in direct violation of the ToS. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell also made the following statement about this story: 'The Fake News media has [ima…

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Correction issued by Department of War

• @seanparnellasw Sean Parnell on x

  The Fake News media has the story wrong, again. @SpaceX remains a strong and valued partner to the Department of War. The claims in this article are simply not based in reality and do not reflect the close, effective collaboration between our teams.

• @tmfassociates Tim Farrar on x

  More context to TMUS's argument with Starlink over D2D pricing: “Pentagon officials began discussions with SpaceX about deploying direct-to-cell service [in Iran]...SpaceX proposed charging as much as $500M to launch the capability, along with a $100M monthly fee to operate it”

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @zerohedge Not the Pentagon, the company did

• @harrison_j_mann Harrison Mann on x

  I wrote in April some tactical failures of the Iran war are the result of a Pentagon optimized for shareholder value over warfighting. Now, Elon Musk is price gauging the Pentagon over Starlink for US suicide drones. Maybe a mistake to outsource critical capabilities to Musk! [im…

• @nktpnd Ankit Panda on bluesky

  “Within weeks of the United States launching its bombing campaign, SpaceX executives met Pentagon officials and argued the military had been paying about $5,000 for connection per terminal while effectively using a higher tier of service worth closer to $25,000” www.reuters.com/b…

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  Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war

• Elke Schwarz, PhD Elke Schwarz, PhD on linkedin

  A good illustration why governments (UK included) should exercise utmost caution before entering into any digital infrastructure / data analysis contracts …

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  Exclusive: Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war