SpaceX signs three-year agreement with US Army to assess Starlink broadband

X reportedly signed a new agreement with United States Army that will help military to experiment using Starlink broband to move data across networks over course of three years. agreement signed on May 20 will also help military to evaluate its usefulness in serving ir needs. According to an international media outlet, new agreement is a faulty standard agreement ahe of any actual commercial procurement deal for US military. 

As per reports, US army and X signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRA). project will reportedly be overseen by Combat Capabilities Development Command’s C5ISR Centre based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. 

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During time span of three years, US military will be able to assess performance of Stalins low earth orbit internet service when connected to Army systems. Furrmore, military will also seek answers to key questions such as what group equipment it will need to use Starlink and how much systems integration world could be required. 

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US Army trying to fulfill demand for connectivity

On or hand, X’s Starlink network, which is still in development and which is set to go live for select customers in US and Cana later this year, reportedly aims to provide low-latency, high-speed internet connectivity globally using low Earth orbit small satellites. Moreover, its network is designed specifically to dress needs of customers located in hard-to-reach and underserved areas, with connectivity that company hopes will be better and more reliable than existing satellite-based connections. 

While speaking to an international media outlet, a military official said that agreement will allow army to understand potential applications of state-of--art vancements in commercial RF SATCOM such as new Starlink LEO constellation and modern SATCOM terminal developments capable of tracking LEO satellites. Joseph Welch, deputy program executive officer for command, control, communications tactical (C3T), reportedly ded that army is trying to full a growing demand for connectivity in field. 

(Im credit: AP) 

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