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    Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own for SDA, Golden Dome

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    1. exBellLabs on

      Sen. Kevin Cramer: *“I’m told that the Air Force is considering canceling solicitations for this transport layer on SDA’s Tranche 2 and 3, and instead using* [*Starshield*](https://www.change.org/p/declassify-elon-musk-s-space-based-weapons-program-before-biden-leaves-the-white-house)*,*” during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing Thursday

      Also, [SpaceX and Anduril in talks to build American “Golden Dome” in Low Earth Orbit](https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/1j8jc4k/spacex_and_anduril_in_talks_to_build_american/)

    2. Fun-Hyena-3712 on

      Oh gee I wonder which stocks I should invest in. This news couldn’t possibly have anything to do with securities fraud. Nope, not at all.

    3. JC_Vlogs on

      I really hope the other large corporations band together to sue these clear conflicts of interest.

    6. Winter_Dragonfly_452 on

      Again, huge conflict of interest. Any of us that work in aerospace have to take conflict of interest training every year. As long as he’s doing the bullshit he’s doing in Washington. SpaceX should be off the table from getting any contracts for anything.

    7. ace17708 on

      What a joke… I have serious doubts about it even functioning and not being a massive government welfare scam… inb4 they partner with Palmer Luckys company for maximum grift and never delivering anything.

    9. titanunveiled on

      Putting a defense contractor in a government position with no oversight will surely not end badly

    10. nizzleh on

      Why the fuck is anyone okay with the worlds richest man FORCING all of us to buy his shit?!

    11. dnhs47 on

      DOGE-mandated for government efficiency purposes, no doubt, and no conflict of interest to be seen anywhere.

    12. D-inventa on

      That’s actually mentally ill thought process. What the hell is going on in America?!?!

    13. Lopkop on

      Trump: “Golden Dome!”

      Elon: “X Dome!”

      Trump: “Golden Dome!” 😠

      Elon: “X Dome!” 😤

      Trump: “Golden Dome!” 😡

      Elon: “X Dome!” 🤬

      Trump: “Golden Dome!” 😡😡

      Elon: “X Dome!” 🤬🤬

    14. CptKeyes123 on

      Sigh, not the first time the military has done stuff like this. I was just watching a documentary on the Cheyenne helicopter too…

    18. pb2614z on

      What is Golden Dome?

      Isn’t that just SDI?

      Wasn’t that a tremendous waste of taxpayer money? That doesn’t sound very DOGE to me. Sounds like SpaceX would suck up a shit ton of money for a complete boondoggle.

    19. TheTodosModos on

      This is Elon Musk getting (even more) leverage in our government. Do something he doesn’t like, he’ll shut off space force. He has done similar things in the past. 

    20. ZylonBane on

      Since when do any military branches develop their own anything? They contract that shit out.

    21. animalfath3r on

      Great, and when democrats are back in power they should use imminent domain to take those satellites from Elon and nationalize them… because that kind of geopolitical power does not belong in the hands of a corporate entity

    22. ApolloWasMurdered on

      As someone who works the comms field, this probably isn’t a terrible idea for the LEO comms. SpaceX has already delivered Starshield, and it only has two competitors in the field: OneWeb (European, making a US Military project very slow and expensive) or Kuiper (who have launched 2 satellites in the last 7 years, but need to launch 1600 satellites in the next 15 months just to maintain their operating licence).

      Golden Dome on the other hand, is a ridiculous idea. Israel’s Iron Dome defends against a specific type of attack – medium range rockets launched from just outside their (tiny) borders. Unless the USA goes to war with Canada or Mexico, the Golden Dome is completely useless.

    24. jumbee85 on

      So temu skynet is supposed to give rural homes broadband, run airtrafdic control and a military branches defense system, while also providing other users internet. This one-size fits all network sounds like another cybertruck

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    27. Greenscreener on

      Your Starlink bandwidth will suddenly be throttled to 9600baud sometime in the future…

    29. VruKatai on

      You know, there was a Stargate SG-1 episode where a alternate-universe megalomaniac took control of a space-based weapons platform and turned it on all the nations unless they submitted to him.

      I feel like this story is a second-rate copy with a far worse actual outcome.

    30. yarrpirates on

      China just sitting here laughing at the fact American defence systems are going to rely even more on the Cybertruck guy.

    31. Ok-View-3258 on

      Time to sue the individuals including Elon Musk for pushing to misuse tax payer money. Which is a clear conflict of interests, bias, and abuse of power! Many ethics violations we need to start reporting!

    32. brickyardjimmy on

      At some point you have to ask why a country as powerful as the U.S. would intentionally make itself beholden to one person. It is so not at all smart.

    33. senortipton on

      We’re going to need someone with a PhD in unfucking things when this is all said and done.