Security · Updated 26 Oct, 08:51 am IST
SpaceX reportedly throttled Starshield satellite links affecting Ukrainian drones
Why it matters for readers: It shows that satellite services used in warzones can be turned on or off by private actors, with big consequences.
- Ukrainian drone operators on October 14 found many machines losing satellite connectivity during attacks.1
- Experts traced the connectivity problems to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite communications service.1
- The Wall Street Journal reported Elon Musk personally asked for the Starshield connectivity to be throttled.1
- There is disagreement about where the order to throttle originated — in Musk’s office or the White House.1
- On October 22, U.S. President Trump said he had asked Musk to restore the connectivity.1
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