Elon Musk discussed Starlink in USA, Ukraine, says Blinken | – #Elon #Musk #discussed #Starlink #USA #Ukraine #Blinken
WASHINGTON, February 18 (Reuters) – USA Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Saturday USA government held talks with Elon Musk regarding the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine.
SpaceX this month Ukraine army of the country Russia said it had taken steps to prevent the company from using its Starlink service to monitor drones in the region during the war.
during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Chuck Todd with the Press” broadcast Sunday USAfrom Musk, the company’s chief executive officer Ukraine to the question of whether he asked not to limit his military’s use of Starlink capabilities Blinken answered: “Well, I can’t share any of our conversations except to say that we had a conversation.”
SpaceX has privately shipped truckloads of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, allowing the country’s military to connect them and connect them to the nearly 4,000 satellites SpaceX has launched into low-Earth orbit so far.
SpaceX countered by hardening the service’s software, Musk said. Russia attempted to disrupt Starlink signals in the region.
Reporting by Michael Martina and Richard Cowan; Edited by Daniel Wallis
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2023-02-19 03:07:47
Source – reuters
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