SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that it is leasing Starlink kits and service to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free but denied any push to take over Verizon’s contract to build an updated communications system for the agency.

Elon Musk’s space technology company said it is working with L3Harris, the current contractor for the FAA’s telecommunications infrastructure, to test Starlink “as one piece of the infrastructure upgrades so badly needed along with fiber, wireless, and other technologies.”

“Starlink is a possible partial fix to an aging system. There is no effort or intent for Starlink to ‘take over’ any existing contract,” SpaceX said

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