News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Musk Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships. Parent comment

Re:Musk Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russ... by mgiannopoulos on Friday September 08, 2023 @01:37PM (#37436763)
Starlink did not have a US military contract in Ukraine at the time I believe.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Musk Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russ... by verdverm on Friday September 08, 2023 @08:00PM (#37440819)
It's with the Pentagon, they are paying for Ukraine's access.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/pentagon-...

There were deals going on in 2022 iirc, but it's hard to find those links given recent Musk shenanigans

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Musk Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russ... by mgiannopoulos on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:17PM (#37526278)
“At the time of Ukraine’s request last year, Musk wasn’t getting any US funding for Starlink’s operations in Ukraine” https://archive.ph/ctNVZ
[ Parent | on HN ]