Starlink slowdown makes Ukraine's Shahed-hunting drone maker rethink air-launched interceptors
A Ukrainian company that makes drones designed to hunt Shahed-type attack drones is reconsidering air-launched interceptors after a slowdown in Starlink service. Its spokesman says other firms relying more heavily on Starlink have also raised concerns.
A Ukrainian drone manufacturer that builds machines to hunt Shahed-type attack drones is rethinking its approach to air-launched interceptors. The reason is a slowdown in Starlink, the satellite internet service run by SpaceX, according to Euromaidan Press on 21 October 2026.
The company's spokesman says other companies that depend on Starlink even more than his own have voiced concerns about the situation. He also points to interest in Eutelsat, a European satellite communications operator, as a possible alternative.
The available excerpt of the source does not specify how severe the Starlink slowdown is, when it began, or how exactly it affects the interceptors. It also gives no company name and no concrete decisions about production changes. Those questions remain open until fuller information becomes available.
