Starlink’s rise in the defense market forces industry to adapt

Published on April 8, 2025
Military specialists test a Kymeta satellite terminal attached to a command-and-control all-terrain tactical vehicle during an exercise at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Christian Alston

For decades, military communications from space relied primarily on geostationary satellites positioned 22,000 miles above Earth. These distant spacecraft provide secure, reliable voice and data connectivity for United States defense […]

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