Elon Musk’s SpaceX cooperated extensively with the U.S. Military to stop Russia’s Illicit use of its Starlink Satellite Communication Terminals in Ukraine, a Pentagon Official has assured a Lawmaker.
SpaceX “has been forward-leaning in providing information to support investigations and denying service” since Russia’s use of the terminals “became known several months ago,” Amanda Dory, Acting Undersecretary for Policy, wrote Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) this month.
Dory wrote that an estimated One in a Hundred Starlink Terminals in Ukraine, were Illegitimate and Service had been Cut to “several hundred unapproved terminals.”
The Letter reaffirmed a previous Defense Department Assurance that SpaceX was helping to curb Russian Military use of the Terminals, which have become essential Communications tools both for Ukraine’s War Operations and its Civilians.
Dory wrote that the Pentagon believes Russian Forces “will adapt and persist in efforts to gain their illicit access.” Warren, a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been Reviewing SpaceX’s Pentagon Contractual Relationships and has raised Questions about the Russian use of Starlink Terminals in the War.
Its been determined they are Illegaly Purchaseing them from Countries that are re-selling them.
SpaceX is under a $40.5 million Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Contract through Nov. 30th, to provide Starlink Services, but that represents “only a small fraction of the tens of thousands of terminals donated by other countries and those purchased by Ukrainian citizens through legitimate channels,” Dory wrote.
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