7 December 2024
SpaceX, an American space technology company, has secured a Pentagon contract to expand Ukraine’s access to a more secure, militarised version of its Starlink satellite network.
Source: Bloomberg
Details: The contract stipulates that 2,500 Starlink terminals currently in Ukraine will be granted access to Starshield, in addition to the 500 terminals already connected to the service.
Starshield is a secure, encrypted communication system developed for Starlink that is designed to be more resistant to hacking and jamming.
“A total of 3,000 terminals are provided service via the two contracts,” the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Office told Bloomberg News.
The contracts have a common goal of facilitating “internet connectivity in Ukraine”. The contract is scheduled to be implemented by 2025.
The contract was signed back in August 2024. Bloomberg notes that the Space Systems Command refused to disclose the value of the new contract, although a previous agreement with the US European Command for 500 terminals was worth about US$40 million.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/7/7488165
Wait, I read from certain propagandists that Musk was working for ruZZia…;)…I guess that happens when you get your news from Facebook, 😉
“Ukraine-Russia Peace.” :
“Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.”
“Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).”
“Water supply to Crimea assured.”
“Ukraine remains neutral”
Was that from FB?
Actually it was from your favourite “news”/kremkrapp outlet : “Z”; aka X, formerly Twitter.
AKA Ivan Muskovy. Whose latest ignorant shit on Z was to condemn the new agreement for Storms and ATACM’s to hit Kursk oblast.
Words…….
Working to get trumpkov re-elected was certainly working in russia’s interest, as is both allowing and promoting russian propaganda and disinformation on his ‘X’ platform. And there’s a lot of concern in government circles about Musk having private conversations with putler.
https://apnews.com/article/musk-putin-x-trump-tesla-election-russia-9cecb7cb0f23ccce49336771280ae179
But that doesn’t mean that Musk is working *for* putler; just that their interests aligned. In this case, however, we’re talking about many millions of dollars for SpaceX. And refusing could endanger other Starlink contracts, and possibly other SpaceX business as well.
“Sorry tovarich, it’s just business – nothing personal.”
The two biggest investors in “Z” are putler cronies.
If you accept money; this case $billions, from such people, that makes you a ruZZian agent by definition.
Anything is possible with a prick like Muskovitz.
If the legacy media had any credibility these days, we would know.