Reuters
• Mike Stone
Space Force awards SpaceX $2.29B for Space Data Network Backbone: LEO “military internet” for transport layer satellites
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to develop the Space Data Network Backbone, a low Earth orbit satellite network designed to function as a military internet. The backbone is positioned to support the broader Space Data Network, including the Transport layer of Transport layer satellites managed under the Space Development Agency.
