The US Air Force has signed up for Starlink, it will deploy Starlink to its European and African theaters of operation.
"Starlink is the only commercial company that can provide low-earth orbit satellite communications in both Europe and Africa the document says, referring to Starlink as having "the most well-established LEO satellite network with more than 1,350 satellites. Starlink is also the only such network currently being used in "a contested environment. After extensive research it was found that SpaceX-Starlink is the only vendor able to provide this specialized communication service in the current areas of operation in the required time. The Air Force Research Laboratory has found that in contested environments, low-earth orbit satellite constellations "are much more resilient to signal jamming and also provide the low latency required to support tactical missions"
"Ukraine's internet and communications networks were attacked in the hours before Russia launched its offensive on February 24 and have been targeted throughout the conflict. Shortly after Moscow began its attack, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink had been activated in Ukraine in response to requests from Ukrainian officials. Since then, Ukrainians have relied on Starlink for civilian and military communications, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised it as "very effective."
"US military officials have praised Starlink for its resiliency in the face of increased jamming & hacking attempts by Russia. General Steve Butow, director of the space portfolio at the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit, said the satellite network has had a strategic impact, telling Politico that it had "totally destroyed" Russia's information campaign"
"Starlink is the only commercial company that can provide low-earth orbit satellite communications in both Europe and Africa the document says, referring to Starlink as having "the most well-established LEO satellite network with more than 1,350 satellites. Starlink is also the only such network currently being used in "a contested environment. After extensive research it was found that SpaceX-Starlink is the only vendor able to provide this specialized communication service in the current areas of operation in the required time. The Air Force Research Laboratory has found that in contested environments, low-earth orbit satellite constellations "are much more resilient to signal jamming and also provide the low latency required to support tactical missions"
"Ukraine's internet and communications networks were attacked in the hours before Russia launched its offensive on February 24 and have been targeted throughout the conflict. Shortly after Moscow began its attack, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink had been activated in Ukraine in response to requests from Ukrainian officials. Since then, Ukrainians have relied on Starlink for civilian and military communications, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised it as "very effective."
"US military officials have praised Starlink for its resiliency in the face of increased jamming & hacking attempts by Russia. General Steve Butow, director of the space portfolio at the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit, said the satellite network has had a strategic impact, telling Politico that it had "totally destroyed" Russia's information campaign"
