The Navy is testing out the Elon Musk–owned satellite constellation to provide high-speed internet access to sailors at sea. It’s part of a bigger project that’s about more than just getting online.

The Navy is testing out the Elon Musk–owned satellite constellation to provide high-speed internet access to sailors at sea. It’s part of a bigger project that’s about more than just getting online.

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  • Shortstack@reddthat.comEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    Perfect now they can sit on the toilet while scrolling through their phones in the middle of the Atlantic now too!

  • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I’m going to laugh when the 2034 Chinese-American War sees the US Navy get wiped out on Day 1 to a drone swarm using hacked Starlink connections for targeting. Bitches just don’t learn.

  • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
    2·
    2 months ago

    Just want to point out this sounds like entertainment internet for the crew as some of the comments seem to think the ships are going to be using it for command and control or something.