Musk decided to continue to provide free " Starlink " services to the Ukrainian army, although many Ukrainian soldiers did not use the "Starlink" services they received for military purposes.
According to Musk, the "Starlink" system consumes more than US$20 million in Ukraine every month, but whether it is , the Pentagon or other institutions, it has not provided this fee to "Starlink". In other words, the commercial company "Starlink" has always been paying for the related expenses. The Pentagon is discussing with other agencies, including with EU , trying to provide the fee to "Starlink" companies.
"Starlink" is one of the greatest asymmetric advantages of the Ukrainian army. Relying on "Starlink", the Ukrainian army has stronger situational awareness than the Russian army. This is one of its greatest reliances for winning on the battlefield and the main reason why the Ukrainian army escaped from Lisichangsk and other places.
Pentagon is trying to find other commercial companies for the Ukrainian army to provide services like "Starlink" to avoid "Starlink" stopping service to the Ukrainian army due to Musk's personal decision. In fact, just after the Ukrainian army entered those areas that had already "referendum to Russia", it fell into a certain degree of chaos because it could not obtain "Starlink" services in these areas. Some say that Musk ordered "Starlink" to stop its services in these areas, and some say that "Starlink" complies with the sanctions of the US government, that is, comprehensive sanctions on the so-called "referendum to Russia" areas, prohibiting US citizens and entities from providing any services to their areas and prohibiting the sale of any goods.
In addition to "Starlink", the Meta-Constellation AI "Meta-Constellation" system developed by Palantir is likely to provide it to the Ukrainian army. This artificial intelligence system can transmit all the data obtained by satellite , including optical photos, radar imaging photos and radio signals, etc., to the ground forces after processing. Of course, after the satellite flies over the relevant areas, ground forces can obtain information that can only be obtained by commander , thereby obtaining the most powerful peripheral situational awareness capabilities.
In addition, the "Zuoconstellation" has stronger learning ability and is more suitable for those more mobile troops, which is also in line with the characteristics of the Ukrainian army: with the support of the West, the Ukrainian army has equipped more light armored vehicles and relied on its mobility advantages to fight against the firepower and protection advantages of the Russian army's armored troops. It is with the support of Western intelligence that the Ukrainian army can win a series of victories in Ijium and Liman.
It seems that "Zuoconstellation" can provide more powerful capabilities than "Starlink", while some analysts believe that perhaps "Zuoconstellation" has been used in the Russian-Ukrainian war. While providing the Ukrainian army with stronger peripheral situation awareness, it also learns through war. Don't forget that "Zuoconstellation" is an artificial intelligence system that has the ability to learn independently. The more data it obtains, the stronger its capabilities. This system is not available to the Russian army.
