Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites
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乌克兰对星链卫星服务的依赖正面临挑战。由于马斯克的政治倾向及近期服务中断，星链在乌克兰的可靠性下降，乌方与欧洲正紧急寻求替代方案。星链作为全球最大通信卫星网络，此前为乌民用和军事通信及无人机作战提供了关键支持。乌国防企业技术人员指出，星链在成本、可用性和易用性方面几乎无竞争者，主要限制在于天线需对准卫星接收信号。
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service has played a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russia’s full-scale invasion for years. But with Starlink having become increasingly unreliable due to Musk’s political inclinations and the latest surprise disruptions to service in Ukraine, the Ukrainians and Europe as a whole are now facing urgent questions about how to move forward without it.
As the world’s largest communications satellite network, Starlink can typically support high-speed Internet and data streams for any user or vehicle equipped with a relatively compact Starlink terminal. This has enabled Ukraine to maintain vital communications for both civilian purposes and military operations—and has also expanded the Ukrainian military’s capability to remotely control or provide guidance to drones used in both air defense against Russian attacks and for striking back at Russian targets.
“Starlink currently offers some of the best satellite coverage available, with virtually no competitors when you consider the combination of cost, availability, and ease of use,” according to the head of hardware R&D at the Ukrainian defense company BlueBird Tech, who provided comments to Ars anonymously for security reasons. “In practical terms, the main limitation is the need to position the antenna so it can receive signals from the satellites.”
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