Ukraine says the abrupt throttling of US-funded Starshield grounded dozens of drones mid-flight, costing one unit $1M+, and halted some strikes for three days
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Drones dropping out of the sky and $1M+ in losses from an abrupt Starshield throttle is a stark reminder that critical operations riding on a single commercial network are a single point of failure. Any organization tying autonomy, logistics, or safety-critical systems to third-party connectivity should be designing for multi-path comms and clear SLAs now, not after a blackout.
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