The DoD acquired StarLink satellites for StarShield in 2022 and the Space Force covered the costs in 2023, in which Ukraine started using them for offensive ops (publicly admitted) on Jan 27, 2023. On Feb 8-9, SpaceX admitted use and lied about restricting.
Oct 24, 2026 · 10:17 PM UTC
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@elonmusk @SpaceX @SecRubio You’ve had StarShield access for drones since 2022/23, depending on what information you look at @sternenko It’s not as if you don’t have access and if you need more, it’s because the DoD doesn’t have enough satellites.
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@elonmusk @SpaceX @SecRubio @sternenko A V3 supports 1 terabit per sec downlink and 160 gigabit per sec uplink. No doubt it’s higher for StarShield, so a lot of terminals can be supported depending on the user need. A single satellite can technically support thousands of drones…
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