USAF To Use Starlink For Airlift Operations In Africa, Europe

A C-130J from the 37th Airlift Squadron lands at Nigerien Air Base 201 in 2019. The Air Force is buying SpaceX’s Starlink to aid airlift operations in Africa and Europe.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force will buy SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service to aid airlift operations in Africa and Europe, saying in a justification document that Starlink is the only provider currently able to provide service in Africa and has proven its ability to function in a...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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