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Italy is aiming to develop its own low-orbit satellites for government communications, its industry minister said on Wednesday, presenting it as an alternative to systems provided by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk<\/a>. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government had previously said it was\u00a0considering the use\u00a0of Musk’s Starlink<\/a> satellites to provide encrypted communications between officials operating in risky areas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The suggestion was sharply criticised by opposition politicians, who questioned the wisdom of handing a national security contract to a foreign entrepreneur who is also part of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“We are in fact working on the creation of a national low-orbit satellite system developed independently, with the involvement of the main national players,” Minister Adolfo Urso said in the lower house of parliament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Urso, a member of Meloni’s right-wing Brothers of Italy party, said that would offer a competitive alternative to infrastructure provided by other global operators, including Musk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Urso did not give a timing for the development of the project and did not specify which companies the government had called in, but said the national space agency would carry out a feasibility study.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Musk has a warm relationship with Meloni and said last month he would be ready to offer his services to Italy. However, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto denied\u00a0an agreement had been sealed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Starlink, part of Musk’s SpaceX aerospace business, has 6,700 active satellites in low earth orbit. A source told Reuters that Italy was considering a five-year deal with the company worth 1.5 billion euros ($1.57 billion).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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