SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Internet Service Blocks Ukraine's Military Use Of Its Networks

Reuters: SpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones -company president 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia, SpaceX's president said Wednesday. 

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, which has provided Ukraine's military with broadband communications in its defense against Russia's military, was "never never meant to be weaponized," Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, said during a conference in Washington, D.C. 

"However, Ukrainians have leveraged it in ways that were unintentional and not part of any agreement," she said. 

Speaking later with reporters, Shotwell referred to reports that the Ukrainian military had used the Starlink service to control drones. 

Ukraine has made effective use of unmanned aircraft for spotting enemy positions, targeting long-range fires and dropping bombs. 

"There are things that we can do to limit their ability to do that," she said, referring to Starlink's use with drones. "There are things that we can do, and have done." 

Shotwell declined to say what measures SpaceX had taken.  

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Elon Musk's SpaceX firm bars Kyiv from using Starlink tech for drone control -- BBC  

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SpaceX Limits Ukraine's Military Use of Starlink Satellite Business -- WSJ  

SpaceX’s Shotwell says Ukraine ‘weaponized’ Starlink network -- C5ISRNet  

SpaceX didn’t intend that Starlink be ‘weaponized’ by Ukraine: Shotwell -- Breaking Defense

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