Revealed: ElonMusk's SpaceX asked Pentagon to fund critical Starlink in Ukraine
To continue operations, the company asked for tens of millions in subsidies from the Pentagon monthly, according to a letter obtained by CNN. SpaceX argued that the financial strain for continuing operations, as well as replacing destroyed units and fulfilling further requests from Ukraine's government, was unsustainable for the company.
“The decision to keep Starlink running or not rests entirely in the hands of one man. That’s Elon Musk. He hasn’t been elected, no one decided to give him that power. He has it because of the technology and the company he built," he added. Bad reporting by FT. This article falsely claims that Starlink terminals & service were paid for, when only a small percentage have been.As for what’s happening on the battlefield, that’s classified.
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