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Russia accused of intercepting European satellite communications in orbit
European security officials believe Russian “inspector” spacecraft have been intercepting communications from a cluster of key European satellites in geostationary orbit, raising concerns about the exposure of sensitive data and the integrity of space-based infrastructure relied upon by governments, militaries…
The European Space Agency handed record €22.1bn budget and new defence role
The European Space Agency has been given a record three-year budget and, for the first time, an explicit role in the field of security and defence, following decisions taken at its latest ministerial council in Bremen. Ministers from the agency’s…
STRATCOM’s ‘Global Thunder 26’ nuclear command-and-control drill under way
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has begun its annual nuclear command-and-control exercise, Global Thunder, with this year’s iteration—Global Thunder 26—having commenced on 21 October 2025. The long-planned drill tests the procedures, communications links and decision-making that underpin U.S. nuclear deterrence, and…
U.S. Army’s Strategic Pivot: Prioritising Counterspace Capabilities in 2027 Budget
At the 2025 Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) conference, a notable development emerged: for the first time, the U.S. Army has included counterspace capabilities as a top priority in its five-year budget program, set to commence in fiscal year…
Kyiv’s intelligence service says China shares satellite data aiding Russian strikes on Ukraine
At least three Chinese reconnaissance satellites from the Yaogan-33 series passed over western Ukraine during Russia’s large missile-and-drone attack on Sunday, 5th October, according to open-source orbital data reviewed by the Ukrainian defence outlet Militarnyi. The passes coincided with strikes…
Britain Scrambles to Secure Strategic Space Assets from Enemy Strikes
In quietly unveiling a new programme to harden its defence of space assets, the United Kingdom is implicitly acknowledging a new frontier of confrontation. The modest £500,000 earmarked to develop sensors capable of countering laser attacks on satellites is, on…
Orbital Arms Race: The Emerging Reality of Space-Based Weapons
The militarisation of space, long a topic of speculative fiction, has become an increasingly tangible reality. In the coming years, the heavens may not be the serene domain once envisaged by early space explorers, but rather a contested frontier where…
Project Bromo: can Europe’s satellite champions escape gravity of Brussels bureaucracy?
If Europe needed a symbol of its belated awakening to the new age of great-power competition, it could do worse than the news that Airbus, Thales and Leonardo — the continent’s aerospace titans — are preparing to fuse their satellite…
