MOD Hands Musk's Starlink £16m as Ukraine Support Drives Satellite Spend
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Britain spent over €19 million on Starlink Mask, some terminals transferred to Ukraine - media Britain spent £16.6 million on Starlink for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the needs of its own sailors. This is significantly more than the costs of the competing OneWeb system.
The UK government is investing millions of pounds in Starlink satellite communications, providing critical internet access for both Ukrainian defenders and its own military contingent. This is evidenced by recently released data from the United States Department of Defense, reports The Telegraph. According to an official report by the Defense Department, SpaceX's service costs amounted to £16.6 million (approximately €19 million) over the past f…
Part of Starlink terminals are used by the Ukrainian military to communicate and control drones at the front
The UK spends about 19 million dollars each year on funding Starlink satellite internet as part of its support for Ukraine. Since 2022, the UK Department of Defense has directed $22.6 million to purchase Elon Musk's Starlink terminals and services from SpaceX. Part of the funds was used to provide Ukraine with satellite communications at the front, reports The Telegraph, citing data from the British Defense Department. Starlink terminals help pr…
MOD hands Musk's Starlink £16m as Ukraine support drives satellite spend
The Ministry of Defence has handed £16.6m to Elon Musk’s Starlink over the past four years, with much of the bill underwriting Britain’s military support for Ukraine and keeping deployed personnel connected to home. Figures quietly released by the department show that, despite mounting political tensions between Labour and the world’s richest man, Whitehall has steadily deepened its commercial relationship with the SpaceX-owned satellite operato…
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