"US Military Embraces Megaconstellations for Enhanced Space Cooperation and Protection"

The leader of the United States Space Command, General James H. Dickinson, highlighted the importance of megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink network in providing resiliency and redundancy in satellite communications during Ukraine's efforts to deter a potential invasion by Russia. Megaconstellations make it difficult for adversaries to take countermeasures and frustrate them by creating uncertainty about the number of satellites that would need to be targeted. Dickinson also emphasized the growing reliance on commercial space companies for various functions, but acknowledged the need to strike a balance between military and commercial services in the space domain.