Crushed back to square one in just 10 days! Russia's reliance on Starlink technology is ultimately a dead end

On February 8, the UK's The Times reported: "The Russian military has extensively used Starlink terminals through smuggling and seizure, significantly increasing the operational range of drones and once breaking the battlefield communication advantage that the Ukrainian forces had held for years. However, this advantage lasted less than ten days, and SpaceX then activated the whitelist mechanism, remotely shutting down all unauthorized terminals, causing an immediate collapse of Russian communications and forcing the offensive to halt. This incident profoundly reveals the key aspect of modern warfare: once core communication technology depends on external commercial networks, it is equivalent to handing over the lifeline to others. It also highlights how tech giants have deeply intervened in warfare, with code and network control becoming the new strategic high ground determining the battlefield's outcome."

[Clever] The Starlink remote lock event has given modern warfare a profound lesson. Looking back at the Cold War era, armies that relied on external equipment and communication systems often found themselves in a passive position due to technological supply cuts; today, commercial satellite networks are deeply involved in the battlefield, and a single line of code can reverse the situation, highlighting the life-or-death importance of technological sovereignty. Russia temporarily gained a communication advantage through third-party channels, but because its core lifeline was controlled by others, it was quickly crushed back to square one within just ten days. As global competition intensifies, key technologies and network control have become the new strategic high ground. History repeatedly proves that binding the combat system to another country's commercial platform is equivalent to tying one's own hands. Only by insisting on self-reliance and controllability, and building a solid foundation of underlying technologies, can one firmly grasp the initiative in complex confrontations and avoid being strangled by any external force!

Original: toutiao.com/article/1856559956444172/

Statement: This article represents the views of the author.