SpaceX has restricted Ukraine’s use of the Starlink internet for drones — Reuters
SpaceX restricted the use of the Starlink satellite Internet service by the Ukrainian military to control drones during the war with Russia. This was announced on Wednesday by the president of SpaceX, Gwynn Shotwell, writes Reuters.
Photo: SpaceX President Gwynn Shotwell 0
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What is known
The Starlink satellite Internet service from SpaceX, which provided the Ukrainian army with broadband to defend against the Russian army, “was never intended to be used as a weapon,” Shotwell said.
According to her, the Ukrainian military used the Starlink service to control drones.
“There are things we can do to limit their ability to do that,” she said, referring to Starlink’s use of drones. “There are things we can do, and we did.”
Shotwell declined to say what restrictions SpaceX applied.
Read: Ukraine will get another 10 thousand Starlink terminals – Fedorov As a reminder
In December 2022, Ukraine concluded an agreement with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Elon Musk about receiving more than 10 thousand additional Starlink terminals to counter Russian air attacks.
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Source: Ministry of Finance
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