Britain pays Starlink millions despite Musk's calls to overthrow UK government
Satellite service supports troops and Ukraine, but payments may raise eyebrows after boss's political broadsides
Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has clocked up a £16.6million ($22.6 million) bill with Starlink over the past four years, despite SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expressing a desire to overthrow the UK government.
Data released by the MoD shows that Britain has continued topay for access to the spaceborne data network, primarily to help support theUkrainian military in its ongoing battle against the Russian invasion.
Not all of the expenditure is accounted for by Ukraine, however. Some goes toward providing British military personnel serving overseas with a vital link home.
According to Business Matters, upward of 50,000 Starlinkterminals have been sent to Ukraine since the start of the war in 2022. Initially,the cost of helping that nation's frontline communications was borne by Starlinkitself, with somegrumbling from Musk, who controls the company's parent business, SpaceX.
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