Starlink speed limits disrupt Ukraine's critical drone warfare operations
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Elon Musk's decision to cap Starlink speeds during active combat operations has exposed a dangerous dependency: Ukraine's entire drone targeting and coordination infrastructure runs on a single commercial satellite network with no redundancy or contractual guarantees. This reveals how critical defense functions have migrated to civilian infrastructure that can be throttled or deprioritized by a private company, raising questions about whether NATO allies should ever rely on commercial satcom for warfighting at this scale.