Starlink was able to dodge Russian jamming efforts in real-time. Raytheon wouldn't even piss in Biden's mouth without a Purchase Order. Elon has earned his pay.
SpaceX beating Russian jamming attack was ‘eyewatering’: DoD official
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/04/...-dod-official/
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“From an EW technologist perspective, that is fantastic. That paradigm and how they did that is kind of eyewatering to me,” said Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare for the Pentagon’s acquisition office. “The way that Starlink was able to upgrade when a threat showed up, we need to be able to have that ability.
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On that subject, many Ukrainian officials are bitching about losing Starlink comms to Rammstein NATO command the moment they push through the frontline. Suggesting to me that Starlink / Pentagon has a geofence in place rather than Russian jamming / Elon fucking with them.
Smart cannon fodder, kept on a need-to-know basis.