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The main point of the article seems to be that Starlink can be used for military based communication, and that the system has too many satellites plus built in
by gpt5 4y ago
The main point of the article seems to be that Starlink can be used for military based communication, and that the system has too many satellites plus built in redundancy to cost-effectively destroy with the traditional method (a rocket).
- verdverm 4y agoStarlink is used by the US Military (Aug) https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-contracts-with-starlink-as-it-helps-ukraine-2022-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-contracts-with-... (Feb) https://www.army.mil/article/254316/army_tests_commercial_satellite_internet_in_pilot_program https://www.army.mil/article/254316/army_tests_commercial_sa... (2020) https://spacenews.com/u-s-army-signs-deal-with-spacex-to-assess-starlink-broadband/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-army-signs-deal-with-spacex-to-ass...
- Kukumber 4y agoYou can include in ukraine too, giving the US a hand at distance: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-is-using-elon-musks-starlink-for-drone-strikes/a-61270528 https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-is-using-elon-musks-starlink-f... Used for spying and planning, and finding targets