US Space Force awards SpaceX $2.29 billion contract for military space data network

The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build a secure, high-speed satellite ‌communications network to connect military sensors and weapons platforms across the globe, the service announced on Tuesday. The fixed-price nontraditional contracting agreement covers the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone, a resilient network architecture providing high-capacity and low-latency data transport for the military. More

(Source: Reuters - May 28)