
烏國官員表示星盾合約將於明年年中到期,目前正尋求釐清續約條件與相關細節。
烏克蘭駐美大使館代辦西耶尼克表示,烏國與SpaceX簽訂的軍用版星鏈「星盾」合約將於明年年中到期,基輔正尋求儘速展開續約談判,以釐清服務延續性與相關條件,此前該系統曾發生不明原因限速事件。
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烏克蘭軍方依賴SpaceX提供的星盾衛星網路進行戰場通訊。近期曾發生不明原因的限速事件,引發烏方對服務穩定性的擔憂。
烏克蘭軍方使用美國太空探索科技公司(SpaceX)衛星網路服務,上月突然遭到速度限制,使軍用版「星盾」(Starshield)受到矚目。烏國官員5日表示,烏國和美國政府簽訂使用合約將於明年年中到期,基輔正尋求儘速展開續約談判。
星盾為SpaceX衛星網路「星鏈」(Starlink)軍用版。路透5日報導,烏國駐美大使館代辦西耶尼克(Denys Sienik)在華府向「國防記者協會」(DWG)表示,「星盾合約明年到期,我們了解,談判續約需要時間」,因此,希望現在就開始談,「現在正是時候」。
西耶尼克並未透露合約到期確切月份,只表示是在明年年中。他說,基本上烏國希望釐清「是否能繼續以及相關條件」。
上月烏軍使用星盾突然遭到限速,使星盾在烏克蘭戰場扮演的重要角色更加受到關注。西耶尼克說,烏方曾尋求美國政府解釋限制原因,包括五角大廈、白宮以及提供星盾服務的SpaceX公司,但是「沒人給答案」。
上月美國國會一批民主黨議員致函SpaceX公司執行長馬斯克,要求他說明星盾限速事件;資深議員也承諾,將更廣泛調查美國對烏克蘭的援助。
星盾爭議是近來美烏關係一連串令基輔不安的其中一個發展。烏國近期也曾抱怨一度無法取得美方有關俄羅斯飛彈攻擊的情報,以及美國補充烏克蘭防空所需的愛國者及NASAMS飛彈系統延宕。
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烏克蘭將與SpaceX展開續約談判
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