Explainer-What is Starshield, SpaceX's military version of Starlink?

FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman of 47th brigade prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems at his positions at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka, recently captured by Russian troops in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 20, 2024. REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon ⁠Musk's SpaceX had restricted "military-grade" Starlink services, hampering Ukrainian drone strike missions and air defenses.

The complaint has drawn renewed attention to the distinction ⁠between Starlink, SpaceX's commercial satellite internet service, and Starshield, a military version developed for the Pentagon. While Musk has said the ‌two systems are separate, in many cases they share the same underlying satellite technology.

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资料照片：2024年2月20日，在乌克兰顿涅茨克地区阿夫迪伊夫卡镇附近，一名乌克兰第47旅的士兵在前线阵地准备星链卫星互联网系统。当时俄罗斯正对乌克兰发动进攻。阿夫迪伊夫卡镇最近被俄军占领。（路透社/伊娜·瓦列尼察/资料照片）

华盛顿，10 月 14 日（路透社）——乌克兰周三表示，埃隆·马斯克的 SpaceX 公司限制了“军用级”星链服务，阻碍了乌克兰的无人机打击任务和防空行动。

这份投诉再次引发了人们对SpaceX公司商业卫星互联网服务“星链”（Starlink）和为五角大楼开发的军用版本“星盾”（Starshield）之间区别的关注。尽管马斯克曾表示这两个系统是独立的，但在许多情况下，它们共享相同的底层卫星技术。

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