https://www.jalopnik.com/2150274/global-starlink-outage-tanked-us-navy-drone-boat-test/Ongoing military conflicts in Ukraine and the Persian Gulf have illustrated the importance of drones and satellite communications in modern warfare, but this shift has created a new dependence on behemoth contractors. Reuters reported on Thursday that a global Starlink outage halted a U.S. Navy test of autonomous boats last year. The incident highlights how reliance on a single system could threaten the country's military capabilities, especially when that system could be shut down by a single billionaire, Elon Musk.SpaceX's satellite internet service suffered a network outage back in August 2025. While most users were likely shut out of a TV show on Netflix or an email account, the U.S. Navy lost control of 24 autonomous surface vehicles off the coast of California. Operators couldn't connect with the boats for almost an hour. Kirsten Davies, the Pentagon's chief information officer, told Reuters that the Department of Defense "leverages multiple, robust, resilient systems for its broad network."The massive scale of Starlink's satellite constellation was supposed to provide the resiliency needed for military operations. There are over 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, far more than any of SpaceX's competitors. For comparison, Amazon has just under 240 Kuiper satellites in service. Even with such a large constellation, the Navy still experienced connectivity issues during test operations in April 2025. While the Pentagon can claim that it leverages multiple systems, it's either SpaceX or no one.
The people operating our government are not making decisions that are good for the country, only good for themselves.
>>1507110why do they always need more
>>1507079This is just more proof that starlink needs to be nationalized.
>>1507117Maybe. If it’s true that Elon can just switch it off it gives him a lot of power over the military, something like that could easily affect an ongoing conflict
>>1507120We've already seen him do it to the Ukrainians, and now to the US military.He's a flat out national security risk.
>>1507122As he's a threat to national security, time for the CIA to seize Muskrat and all his assets. ALL.
he's safe. The US has been handing him billions in government contracts for over twenty years. We are addicted to his bullshit.
>>1507110First time?>>1507114First time?You live in a bribocracy. If it looks like they need more and more, that's because the previous bribeocracy was voted out and a new one moved in, snatching everything up for itself before being voted out again.
>>1507188oh, that makes it okay then. nothing to worry about.
>>1507214Oh, it's not okay at all, it's absolutely something to worry about. But he's still safe.
>>1507214It is what it is. If we started cancelling contracts because the MIC screwed us over, we would have burned bridges with>Raytheon>Boeing>Lockheed>Textron>Colt Company and their ineptitude have killed real service members. Nobody is going to remember a 10 hour network outage, even though this should be a sign that they need real people aboard ships. The MIC's whole job is to fleece the US Government for expensive contracts and then underdeliver. We aren't in a position to make our own stuff, most of the MIC is just recycling used parts from Chinese manufacturing to begin with and putting a "MADE IN USA" badge on it.
>>1507123read >>1507195 and >>1507219here's what would happen, the FBI would open an inquiry and the cross-eyed pajeet would have both of his eyes uncross to look at a fat stack of cash and the whole thing would disappear. That's the American way.
