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Jun 25, 2023

Japan’s military is testing Elon Musk’s Starlink for potential adoption

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The technology may be acquired by the Ministry of Defense in the next fiscal year.

Reuters.

If all goes well, the organization may adopt the technology next fiscal year.


Reuters reported on Sunday that Japan’s military is testing Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service according to the Yomiuri newspaper that cited unnamed government sources.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense already has access to communication satellites in geostationary orbit but lacks access to the devices in low Earth orbit which Starlink would provide, the Yomiuri said.

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