https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starshield
it won't even be replaced this decade by Europe
there's no way to intercept Russia's ballistic missiles without it, too fast too deadly
Ukraine is about to have the most brutal winter this year, I hope they can survive
Long range attacks have taken place without Starlink from a historical perspective, they might need to take place with onboard vision LLMs, terrain following, and other self contained navigation systems to avoid further capability degradation. Lean into cheap off the shelf autonomy, for both defense and offense.
Zelenskyy Defies Trump, Orders New Russian Refinery Attacks - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-15/ukraine-t... - October 14th, 2026
Ukraine claims its strikes have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukraine-claims-its-strike... - October 5th, 2026