Tensions between major and regional powers have facilitated the increased military use of satellites in outer-space. Growing advancements in satellite and anti-satellite (ASAT) technology have given governments greater tactical and strategic control during warfare, enabling greater communication speeds and sharper ...
Months after President Donald Trump announced the creation of the U.S. Space Force, France is beginning to lay the groundwork for its own version. French President Emmanuel Macron announced last month that the nation’s air force will establish a space ...
Only US, Russia and China claimed the title of Space Power and now India has joined the list by shooting down a live satellite on the LEO (Low Earth Orbit) in just three minutes using a missile on March 29, ...
India, United Arab Emirates, China and Egypt An overview of the countries with space activities has been provided by the 59th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space – COPUOS in Vienna. This article was ...
Forecast Countries will continue to develop anti-satellite weapons to counter space-based military assets, including existing communications satellites and potential weapons. However, as improved technology lowers costs and more countries deploy satellites and anti-satellite technology, space debris will become a bigger ...
For most strategic planners, space represents the ultimate high ground. In the same way that control of the skies added a new dimension to combat in the great wars of the 20th century, the military exploitation of space will be a ...