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US Firm Maxar Disables Satellite Photos For Ukraine

• Zero Hedge

American aerospace firm Maxar Technologies announce Friday it has disabled the ability of the Ukrainian government to access its satellite imagery, in conformity to President Trump's announced suspension of intelligence sharing with Kiev.

"Each customer makes their own decisions on how they use and share that data," Maxar described of its US government contracts. The contract in question which is impacted by the intelligence-sharing suspension is GEGD (the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery program).

The GEGD program provides access to commercial satellite imagery collected by the United States for partner nations and allies. Ukraine has apparently been blocked from further participation for the time being.

"The US government has decided to temporarily suspend Ukrainian accounts in GEGD," the Maxar statement said, referring reporters to the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for any further questions.


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