when Russia attacked the satellite network Ukraine was using Musk sold them Starlink because Starshield didn’t exist.
It kind of wasn’t OK for them to use civil tech for war and for musk to turn it on or off when he wanted so the Pentagon put the hardware under their contract.
I’m not sure where the current problems come from. It’s still being turned off and on but now both Musk and the US government don’t admit who turns it off so I’m guessing it’s Israel asking the US to disrupt Europe.
Starshield is a separate network with additional capabilities for military use. That is what Ukraine should use for drone strikes.
Starlink is a civilian global internet service. Should a civilian network be used for war operations?
Musk is a malignant narcissist, but for once he was making sense.
when Russia attacked the satellite network Ukraine was using Musk sold them Starlink because Starshield didn’t exist.
It kind of wasn’t OK for them to use civil tech for war and for musk to turn it on or off when he wanted so the Pentagon put the hardware under their contract.
I’m not sure where the current problems come from. It’s still being turned off and on but now both Musk and the US government don’t admit who turns it off so I’m guessing it’s Israel asking the US to disrupt Europe.
The confusion is deliberate. From the media and zelenksy too
From what I read, Starshield was what got shut down this time. In 2022, Starlink was what got shut down.