{"id":49431,"date":"2023-06-01T17:43:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T17:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/01\/pentagon-confirms-spacex-deal-for-ukraine-starlink-services\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:40:57","slug":"pentagon-confirms-spacex-deal-for-ukraine-starlink-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/06\/01\/pentagon-confirms-spacex-deal-for-ukraine-starlink-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon confirms SpaceX deal for Ukraine Starlink services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon confirmed it has hired SpaceX to provide communications services to Ukraine through the company\u2019s constellation of more than 4,000 Starlink satellites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe continue to work with a range of global partners to ensure Ukraine has the satellite and communication capabilities they need,\u201d the U.S. Department of Defense said in a June 1 statement. \u201cSatellite communications constitute a vital layer in Ukraine\u2019s overall communications network and the department contracts with Starlink for services of this type.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon did not disclose the details of the buy \u2014 including cost, contract timing or the length of service \u2014 citing operational security concerns. Bloomberg first reported the existence of the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDue to the critical nature of these systems \u2014 we do not have additional information regarding specific capabilities, contracts or partners to provide at this time,\u201d DoD said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has been providing Ukraine with Starlink terminals since 2022, following Russia\u2019s invasion of the country. Musk indicated last October SpaceX would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2022\/10\/14\/musk-seeks-us-funding-of-ukraine-satellite-network-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">no longer be able to fund Ukraine\u2019s use of the satellites<\/a>, which he said at the time had cost the company $80 million since the start of the war. He later walked back those comments, and the Pentagon confirmed it was in discussion with the company about securing funding for the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with the cost of providing Starlink services to Ukraine, SpaceX officials have expressed concerns about the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/02\/08\/spacexs-shotwell-says-ukraine-weaponized-starlink-network\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cweaponization\u201d of the capability<\/a>. Ukraine\u2019s use of Starlink for battlefield connectivity and coordinating strikes has been widely reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was never intended to be weaponized,\u201d SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Feb. 8 at the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC. \u201cThe Ukrainians have leveraged it in ways that were unintentional and not part of any agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX announced in December it would create a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/12\/05\/spacex-forms-starshield-business-unit-to-focus-on-national-security\/\">national security-focused business unit called Starshield<\/a> designed to build on its launch and satellite communications offerings and introduce new capabilities like Earth observation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. officials did not disclose details of the 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