Comments by "Gaza is not Amalek" (@Ass_of_Amalek) on "SpaceX to curb Ukraine military's access to Starlink satellite service | DW News" video.
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starlink has been the most convenient way for ukraine to make long range remote-controlled drones, for example the explosive boats use starlink (direct radio connections have very limited range, a satellite relais gives practically infinite range). however, drone connections are a small percentage of ukraine's military use of starlink, and not even the main arguably offensive one. a more important matter is whether ukraine can keep running its artillery coordination program via starlink, which connects surveillance drones, artillery crews, and army command with one another and enable ukraine to conduct precision artillery strikes much faster than russia.
with the long range drones, starlink receivers are physically built into weapons, but in terms of function, ukraine's use of starlink for artillery is no less a weaponisation of the technology.
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