State Department partners with Starlink for disaster response
State Department signs two-year MOU with Starlink to restore connectivity for disaster response worldwide.
The State Department said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Starlink aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and humanitarian response efforts worldwide.
According to the department, the agreement is intended to support communications when crises and natural disasters damage infrastructure. The partnership will involve the State Department’s Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response working with Starlink under a two-year MOU.
State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said, "The two-year MOU leverages Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite technology, an American innovation, to restore critical communications when crises and natural disasters damage infrastructure."
He also said, "The Department’s Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response will coordinate with Starlink to provide rapid connectivity to emergency responders, humanitarian organizations following disasters, and people in need."
The spokesman described communications access as a central part of disaster operations. "Communication can mean the difference between life and death. This cooperation harnesses reliable connectivity to support disaster response teams and help save lives around the world", Spokesman Pigott continued.
The department spokesman said the coordination "will provide rapid connectivity to emergency responders, humanitarian organizations following disasters, and people in need."
The State Department said the MOU is meant to "enhance international disaster preparedness and U.S. humanitarian response efforts worldwide."
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