"No one can hide": Elon Musk's SpaceX is building hundreds of spy satellites for US government

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'Woke AI like Google Gemini can even kill people,' warns Elon Musk! Here's why The spy satellite network will be built by SpaceX's Starshield business, and the Reuters report also signals a deeper engagement with the Pentagon. The $1.8 billion contract also indicates the intelligence community's growing confidence in SpaceX, despite Musk's clashes with the Biden administration over many issues, including the use of Starlink satellites in Ukraine. The Starshield spy satellites are low-Earth orbiting satellites designed to support US ground forces.

The satellites will likely have the ability to track targets on the ground and share the data with US military and intelligence officials. The Reuters report, while citing sources, noted that if this programme is successful, it could significantly improve the ability of the US government and military to locate potential targets anywhere in the world. Commenting on the potential capabilities of the new spy satellite system, one source told Reuters: "No one can hide.

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