Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network

Defense Satellites to redefine Global Earth Observation Strategy

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Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network

Under this plan, SpaceX’s satellites would play a big role in the Space Force’s kill chain.

Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network - WorldNL Magazine

Under this plan, SpaceX's satellites would play a big role in the Space Force's kill chain. The Trump administration plans to cancel a fleet of orbiting data relay satellites managed by the Space Development Agency and replace it with a secretive network that, so far, relies primarily on SpaceX's Starlink Internet constellation, according to budget documents. The move prompted questions from lawmakers during a Senate hearing on the Space Force's…