SpaceX in early talks to supply Pentagon AI data-center compute

SpaceX is in early talks with the Pentagon to supply dedicated AI data-center compute capacity worth potentially billions of dollars, with capacity earmarked for the NSA and active warfighters. The move signals SpaceX's rapid pivot from aerospace into merchant compute infrastructure, competing against established cloud providers and undercutting specialist providers like CoreWeave. If you sell compute capacity to defence or intelligence agencies, SpaceX just entered your market at scale and undercut your pricing. A billion-dollar Pentagon contract would give every other federal buyer permission to follow, collapsing your addressable market within months.