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Britain pays Starlink millions despite Musk's calls to overthrow UK government
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Satellite service supports troops and Ukraine, but payments may raise eyebrows after boss's political broadsides.
Key facts
- The sum is modest in relation to the entire UK defense budget, on track to hit £62.2 billion ($85 billion) for FY 2025/26
- Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has clocked up a £16.6
- million ($22.6 million) bill with Starlink over the past four years, despite SpaceX CEO Elon Musk expressing a desire to overthrow the UK
- According to Business Matters, upward of 50,000 Starlink
- terminals have been sent to Ukraine since the start of the war in 2022
- Some Brits may feel
- uncomfortable paying a man who has openly
- called for the overthrow of the British government
Summary
Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has clocked up a £16.6 million ($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 to pay for access to the spaceborne data network, primarily to help support the Ukrainian military in its ongoing battle against the Russian invasion. Not all of the expenditure is accounted for by Ukraine, however. According to Business Matters, upward of 50,000 Starlink terminals have been sent to Ukraine since the start of the war in 2022.