Posted on 06/01/2023 1:22:28 PM PDT by McGruff
SpaceX's Starlink, the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, now has a Department of Defense contract to buy those satellite services for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
"We continue to work with a range of global partners to ensure Ukraine has the resilient satellite and communication capabilities they need. Satellite communications constitute a vital layer in Ukraine's overall communications network and the department contracts with Starlink for services of this type," the Pentagon said in a statement.
Starlink has been used by Ukrainian troops for a variety of efforts, including battlefield communications.
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I don't know whether to trust mashable.com or not, but FWIW: https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-ukraine-starlink-government-funding
why are we paying?
“From the testimony of the captured commander of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, it turns out that the internet terminals of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite company were delivered to the militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol by military helicopters,”
why are we paying?
I’ve said it before. Ukraine has vast mineral and agricultural wealth, a large industrial base, and a population close to Canada’s. Yet they are the poorest country in Europe. They should have been able to pay for it all.
why should US taxpayers get screwed for this?
... legitimate target too
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