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Britain becomes first non-US nation to adopt Starshield.

6/2/2026

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Britain is among the first non-U.S. nations to adopt SpaceX’s militarised Starshield satellite network for operational military communications.
The Ministry of Defence began shifting operational traffic to Starshield at the start of 2024, while personnel keep using Starlink for non-operational purposes.
The service, supplied through third-party distributors, costs only slightly more than Starlink and is used by Poland and the Netherlands mainly for internet and video calls with operational use.

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Story summary

Britain is among the first non-U.S. nations to adopt SpaceX’s militarised Starshield satellite network for operational military communications.
The Ministry of Defence began shifting operational traffic to Starshield at the start of 2024, while personnel keep using Starlink for non-operational purposes.
The service, supplied through third-party distributors, costs only slightly more than Starlink and is used by Poland and the Netherlands mainly for internet and video calls with operational use.