SpaceX demos agile countermeasures to EW attacks on Starlink

[glhs837]

SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month — and the Pentagon is taking notes

“The next day, Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it," said Pentagon electronic warfare director Dave Tremper. "And how they did that was eye-watering to me."

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Dave Tremper, director of electronic warfare for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, pointed to SpaceX’s ability last month to swiftly stymie a Russian effort to jam its Starlink satellite broadband service, which was keeping Ukraine connected to the Internet.

“The next day [after reports about the Russian jamming effort hit the media], Starlink had slung a line of code and fixed it,” Tremper said. “And suddenly that [Russian jamming attack] was not effective anymore. From [the] EW technologist’s perspective, that is fantastic … and how they did that was eye-watering to me.”

 

[stgislander]

And the following paragraph.

The government, on the other hand, has a “significant timeline to make those types of corrections” as it muddles through analyses of what happened, decides how to fix it and gets a contract in place for the fix.

 

[Sneakers]

Outstanding. The more I hear about Musk's operations, the more I like him.

Yeah, I know it wasn't him, but a team of satellite and software specialists, but even still....

 

[Kyle]

And the following paragraph.

With about 35 meetings between each step.

 

[glhs837]

Outstanding. The more I hear about Musk's operations, the more I like him.

Yeah, I know it wasn't him, but a team of satellite and software specialists, but even still....

Right, but that sort of "Go Do" isnt commonly found in aerospace. Knowing that either you can ask the boss, or have his backing, thats powerful stuff.