"easy-to-use satellite dishes", 4 Nov

Negotiations between SpaceX and the Defense Department continue despite Musk's claim that SpaceX withdrepw * its request, according to a senior defense official.

"Negotiations are very much underway. Everyone in our building knows we're going to pay them," the senior Pentagon official told CNN, adding that the department is eager to have commitments in writing "because we worry he'll change his mind."

meaning, MoM replacement costs inna war to defend last Ukrainian trench are approaching "unsustainable" losses.

* not my typo, unexpectedly