A deal that would see Elon Musk’s SpaceX take over secure communications for the Italian government is reportedly back on track and nearing final approval after Italy’s prime minister met with Donald Trump this weekend.
The agreement is still not final, but could see Musk win a lucrative contract with a foreign government with the aid of his new political ally just a few months after Musk bankrolled a multi-state effort to defeat Kamala Harris and other Democratic candidates.
Musk gets good news a day after Italian PM visits Trump as Rome announces potential $1.6bn SpaceX deal Ongoing talks ‘appeared to move forward’ after meeting, according to reports.
Musk is also set to have Trump’s ear in the White House thanks to his position running the Department of Government Efficiency, which is likely to be an advisory council supposedly focused on cost-cutting in the federal government.
In September, he tweeted his approval of new changes to the Italian telecommunications sector — long controlled by the Italian government — which a blogger wrote was “paving the way for Starlink as an Italian backup system.”.
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