What an utter piece of shit.

  • SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They specifically used it for civilian applications and communications. ITAR specifically forbids a company to allow their commercial products while they are supplying a service to be used in a military capacity.

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        Because the DoD is using different panels. They’re not using off the shelf stuff. This is normal for the military. Think of it like the hmmvws. Civ hummer is not designed to do anything the military one is. Completely different applicantions.

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          So you’re saying that Ukraine wanted to use civilian Starlink for this operation even though they had the military Starlink?

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            They do not have the military starlink, the US military is still developing applications for it. The only widely available access to Starlink is via the commercial access. We’ve not provided Ukraine with anything cutting edge because we don’t want it to fall into russian hands. It’s why we’re sending them shit from the 80s and 90s.