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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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UK deepens reliance on Musk's SpaceX, spending nearly $40 million on satellite services

London: Britain has spent nearly $40 million on SpaceX satellite services, deepening its reliance on Elon Musk's company for military communications despite growing European ​concerns about dependence on U.S. security infrastructure.

The spending was ​disclosed to Reuters in response to a freedom of information request and makes Britain the first country outside ​the U.S. to publicly acknowledge adopting Starshield, SpaceX's service for military and intelligence missions. Starlink is marketed to consumer and commercial users.

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