Musk said on Tuesday Starlink has not received any funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for its services in Ukraine Musk said on Tuesday Starlink has not received any funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for its services in Ukraine The White House is in talks with billionaire Elon Musk about setting up … Read more
The most likely source of funding would be the US Department of Defense Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, designed to support the country as it fights Russia, the report added. Musk had said on Friday that SpaceX could not indefinitely fund Starlink in Ukraine, but backtracked over the weekend to assert the rocket company would continue … Read more
The EU is discussing whether to cover the subscription cost of the Starlink terminals Elon Musk donated to Ukraine as part of options to safeguard internet communications in the war-stricken country. Josep Borrell, EU chief diplomat, has tasked officials with drawing up plans to bolster internet coverage in Ukraine after Musk threatened to stop paying … Read more
Elon Musk has said he will continue to fund the Starlink mobile internet system in Ukraine for free “indefinitely” following discussions with the Pentagon. The billionaire entrepreneur had complained this week that the service was costing his private space company SpaceX “approaching $20mn a month” and had written to the defence department requesting financial support. … Read more
The US understands the importance of satellite communications for Kiev’s forces, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says The Pentagon and US allies are exploring all options to maintain Starlink satellite services for Ukraine after tycoon Elon Musk said he’s no longer willing to provide the communications for free, the White House press secretary has said. During … Read more
Elon Musk said Friday his rocket company SpaceX cannot indefinitely fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, which has helped the country’s civilians and military stay online during the war with Russia. Musk’s comment on Twitter came after a media report that SpaceX had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations of Starlink. The … Read more
The Pentagon said on Friday that it was in talks with Elon Musk’s Starlink mobile internet system to keep connectivity for Ukrainian forces, after the billionaire Tesla chief complained he was burning through nearly $20mn a month funding the service. News of the negotiations followed a report by CNN that Musk’s private space company, SpaceX, … Read more
The company said the satellite network services could cost nearly $400 million over the next year Elon Musk’s aerospace firm has asked the US military to take over funding for its Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, saying it is no longer able to foot the cost of operations, according to company documents obtained by … Read more
This week, Chris Bryant, a British politician, floated a once unimaginable idea in parliament: “Is there a moment at which we might have to consider sanctioning Elon Musk [the American billionaire]?” he asked. The reason? He “seems to be playing a double game” in the Ukraine war. The defence minister brushed it off. But Bryant … Read more
Some of the Starlink internet devices that had suffered outages have come back online in the past few days, restoring crucial lines of communications in territory recently liberated from Russian occupation, say Ukrainian soldiers and officials. The improvement was recorded hours after the Financial Times reported widespread outages during Ukrainian counteroffensives, two Ukrainian government officials … Read more