Reuters: Elon Musk is building hundreds of spy satellites
| Elon Musk is building hundreds of spy satellites in a growing partnership with US national security agencies, Reuters news agency reported, citing informed sources. |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, informed sources Reuters revealed that Elon Musk’s SpaceX is building hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with the US National Reconnaissance Office.
Sources familiar with Reuters said that SpaceX launched prototypes of the Starshield spy satellites along with other satellites on the Falcon 9 launcher. Low Earth orbits work and have the ability to image the Earth.
According to the Reuters news agency, this action shows the deepening of the relationship between the famous capitalist Elon Musk and the US national security agencies.
The Wall Street Journal reported in February that SpaceX had a secret $1.8 billion contract with an undisclosed intelligence agency, but did not release further details about the program.
The spokesperson of the US National Reconnaissance Office announced that this agency is developing the most capable, diverse and resilient space detection, surveillance and intelligence system that the world has ever seen.
China also plans to begin building its own satellite constellations, and the Pentagon has warned of what it calls “Russian space weapons threats” that could knock out entire satellite networks. to work
| © | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |
