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

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Wednesday Elon Musk's SpaceX company had useful capabilities for the Italian defence sector, stressing there would be national-security safeguards in the event of any possible future deal to use the Starlink satellite system.

Elon Musk said on Monday he was ready to provide Italy with secure communication services after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denied that the issue had come up during a weekend visit to the United States.

Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni says her government is in talks with private companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX, over the country's telecoms security system, but denied having discussed the issue privately with Musk.

Handing control of Italy’s military satellite communications to the U.S. tech tycoon has prompted sharp criticism in Italy from opposition politicians.

Rome (AFP) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denied Thursday talking to Elon Musk about a cybersecurity deal with the American billionaire's SpaceX company following reports that sparked ...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy is in preliminary talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide secure communications for the government.

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday she had never discussed with Elon Musk a potential deal to use his Starlink to supply secure communications for the military.

SpaceX: Italy's conservative prime minister made a surprise trip to Florida on Saturday to meet Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence before his inauguration on Jan. 20.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Elon Musk was in attendance for the meeting, but the SpaceX CEO has been like a shadow to the president-elect since November. The agreement is still not final ...

including Elon Musk’s SpaceX, over the country’s telecoms security system, but denied having discussed the issue privately with Musk ROME -- Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni said Thursday that ...

After forging unexpectedly fond ties with President Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with incoming President Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.