The army tests the military internet from the creators of Starlink: How different is Starshield (Video)

According to him, the 5th Brigade will become one of the first units that use the new SpaceX in the field of war in the theater. The unit on October 1 received four Starshield systems, a military version of a low -orbiting satellite group of Starlink for communication. One of them has already started working in the Pacific. "These systems will be used in a united Pacific Multinational Readiness Center during training rotation from late October to early November.

They will serve as a backup means of communication for the brigade during its participation in the exercise to test a municipal readiness based on Schofield Barracks in Hawaii," Said Brandon Tig. SpaceX Starshield is a military version of Starlink. The capabilities of commercial satellites provide a reserve connection in the event of failing traditional military satellite systems or Internet providers.

The system is easily tuned by a non -specialized soldier and provides internet access for two command points. The Starshield system itself was launched SpaceX as a separate military version of Starlink with their satellites, which are different from civilians twice as large and the ability to install additional sensory load for remote sensing. The system also uses much more powerful encryption in the civilian version.

The military can use this internet connection with the available set of equipment to provide both protected and unprotected communication to support operations. In total, SpaceX has already led 10 satellites Starshield. But, as noted in the company itself, an additionly encoded signal still goes through a "civilian" network of satellites.

According to Bloomberg, at the end of September, SpaceX signed the first contract worth up to $ 70 million for the provision of Starshield Satellite Internet services for US space forces. Then it became known that Starshield will use an existing grouping of Starlink spacecraft. SpaceX has brought almost 5,000 online satellites to low Earth orbit. Space forces and the US Department of Defense will be controlled by Starshield.

In addition, Starshield will be integrated into a network of government satellites that have already been placed in orbit. Falcon 9, which was approved by the Pentagon to fulfill secret and non -secret missions in the interests of the US Government, will be part of the new system. We will remind, at the end of December 2022 SpaceX launched the first batch of unique Starlink satellites. SpaceX can now bring satellites to new orbits, which will further increase the bandwidth of Starlink.