Is one Corsa against time the one hired byEurope To find an alternative to “Ukrainian army spine”as he renamed Elon Musk your Starlink satellitesrevealed crucial To guarantee the civil and military communications in Ukraine during the conflict. A spine That Kiev fears to see shattered after it Stop military aid and to the sharing of intelligence arranged by Donald Trump in recent weeks.
“If I turned off Starlink, Kiev’s first line would collapse”said the SPACEX patron and, despite the denial Arrived hours later, his words resonated in Ukraine like a threat.
Stop the Brussels replica. “We have satellite skills in the EU and we are ready to support Ukraine if necessary”have assured from European Commissionwhich aims to Widen Govtsatcom’s services to Kievthe platform with which you they common and share existing satellite skills are shared within some Member States – or Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Luxembourg – making them accessible to government authorities of the individual Member States and theEU.
The intention of Brussels is of accelerate the deployment of Govsatcom’s services since this year. A temporary solution Waiting for Iris²the new European constellation of Internet satellitesmainly in low orbit (leo)which will be fully operational only since 2030.
It should be enough, second Brusselsto guarantee the Internet connectivity in cities or hospitalsfor example. The military capacityon the other hand, will require the stipulation of commercial contractsthey still explain from Berlaymont Palacewhich in recent weeks has discussions intensified with the Luxembourg Sesthe French Eutelsat and the Spanish HisdesatThree satellite operators already gathered in the Consortium Spacerisewith which the European Commission has signed in last December The concession contract of 10.6 billion euros for the realization of Iris².