earlier CNN Exploding SpaceX Zeng to letterThe U.S. Department of Defense has demanded that the U.S. government pay for the Starlink satellite-connected service they provide to Ukraine, as the cost increases over time and will cost as much as $400 million over the next 12 months. Days after the incident, Elon Musk tweeted that he would offer Starlink services to Ukraine for free indefinitely, even if their service still loses money.Financial TimesLater, when I inquired about the real Iron Man, I also confirmed the content of the post.
Previously Elon Musk on TwitterlistSeveral amounts were used to illustrate the cost of Starlink in Ukraine, including the cost of replacing local equipment destroyed by artillery fire.$20 million per month, plus the cost of resisting cyber attacks and blocking from Russia.It’s just that there is also news from the other side that about 85% of the 20,000 terminals that have been deployed locally have been paid by the United States, Britain, Poland and other countries, which is different from SpaceX’s statement.refuteThe numbers are not accurate.at the same time The Times It was also quoted from the frontline soldiers that the connection stability of Starlink in actual use was insufficient.
The media liaison representative of the US Department of Defense also issued a statement after the report was published.statementIn response, they stated that they did receive a letter from SpaceX, but emphasized that they were looking for other partners besides SpaceX to provide military assistance to Ukraine.