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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 2d

"Gen Tedman said UK military satellites had been fitted with counter-jamming technologies but added: 'We're seeing our satellites being jammed by the Russians on a reasonably persistent basis.'"

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Russia targets UK military satellites on weekly basis

Moscow is attempting to collect information from UK spacecraft, according to the MoD.

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Brian Weeden @brianweeden.bsky.social · 9d

China's Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · 16d

A change in priorities? breakingdefense.com/2025/09/spac...

Space Force to get NOAA antennas to supplement Satellite Control Network - Breaking Defense

Space Systems Command is prototyping a Joint Antenna Marketplace to offload some of the SCN's burden and expand its capacity by using existing commercial and non-DoD agency antennas, rather than build...

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · 16d

"From what I have seen, security tends to be the last bullet point in requirements for any mission. I think it is slowly changing. " spectrum.ieee.org/satellite-ha...

White Hat Hackers Expose Satellite Security Risks

White hat hackers found vulnerabilities in satellite control software. How secure are the systems guiding space missions?

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Dr. Jessica West @jessicawestphd.bsky.social · 18d

Space no longer feels like the era of “peaceful uses.”

At UNIDIR’s #OS25 we tackled lunar risks, commercial pressures, youth voices, and unpredictability in orbit.

I’m still holding onto optimism. Diplomacy can move us forward.

🎙️ @spacewatch.bsky.social

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Space Café Radio - with Dr. Jessica West - SpaceWatch.GLOBAL

Join us as we sit down with Dr Jessica West, recently back from the Outer Space Security Conference in Geneva.

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Brian Weeden @brianweeden.bsky.social · 21d

Space is the new frontier of war, officials say in change of tone

The new language is a step up from more diplomatic assessments just a year ago.

www.defensenews.com

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Juliana Suess @julianasuess.bsky.social · Sep 5

🇵🇱🚀 Today @swp-berlin.org published @spacenukesam.bsky.social and my assessment on Poland as an emerging space actor. This is the German version, placed in the context of wider European capabilities.

Polen als aufstrebender Weltraumakteur

Der Krieg in der Ukraine hat deutlich gemacht, wie wichtig weltraumbasierte Kommunikations- und Aufklärungsdienste für die eigene Verteidigung...

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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · Sep 4

China's new (?) HQ-29 missile is being touted as an ASAT weapon but what I'm seeing is that it's said to be able to do an exoatmospheric MD intercept which would give it DA-ASAT capabilities. I don't know that it's even been tested though
www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/...

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Sep 1

but we fail to communicate it www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump administration pushes ahead with NOAA climate and weather cuts

Despite congressional resistance, agency aims to cut research spending now

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Sep 1

How meteorological forecast is key for human security
www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/twenty-...

Twenty Years After Katrina: NOAA Satellite Advancements for Hurricane Forecasts and Tracking

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and coastal Mississippi. It was one of the deadliest hurricanes on record and remains the costliest hurricane in U.S. history.

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 31

"The US Space Force is currently experimenting with a new AI-based software dubbed R2C2 (Rapid and Resilient Command and Control), which aims to automate the detection of threats, data collection and organization, and daily operations for satellites"

Space as a Gray Zone: The Future of Orbital Warfare - Modern War Institute

For as long as humans have waged war, controlling the high ground has meant controlling the fight. From ancient hilltop fortresses to the elevated positions that dictated victory in modern battles, el...

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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · Aug 24

"'Aggressive or offensive purposes are excluded, but defense is possible,' according to Aschbacher.

ESA should not pursue research and development in the field of anti-satellite weapons in the future either."

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How ESA Chief Aschbacher wants to strengthen the space agency in the defense sector

The head of the European Space Agency ESA, Josef Aschbacher, explains in a conversation with Table.Briefings what role defense should play for his agency in the...

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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · Aug 21

France's version of GSSAP; plus: "The PALADIN project is part of France’s Action et Résilience Spatiale (ARES – Space Action and Resilience) initiative, which aims to monitor and counter direct threats to the nation’s military assets in space"

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DGA Selects Infinite Orbits for €50M PALADIN Satellite-Inspection Service

The French government has awarded Infinite Orbits a €50 million contract to develop PALADIN, a geostationary satellite-inspection service.

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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · Aug 21

Penned down my thoughts on the UK Space Agency reorganisation and how it ultimately doesn’t matter whilst top level political leadership at UK Government (Con and Lab) is largely absent and there’s no real overarching strategic direction. BBC News headline was misleading, caused a bit of mayhem!

The UK Space Agency has been absorbed into the science department. The potential effects are still unclear

The agency has been the subject of some criticism and some aspects of the new arrangement could be positive.

theconversation.com

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 20

UK Space Agency will be absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs

Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 20

"What distinguishes Army counterspace systems is their form factor: systems that are agile, scalable, expeditious, and co-located with ground maneuver forces."

Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 20

"Where the Space Force focuses on achieving space superiority across domains, Army counterspace capabilities are tailored to integrate with and support ground maneuver commanders."

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The Army must accelerate counterspace investments - Breaking Defense

Col. Pete Atkinson argues in this op-ed that the Army needs to have native counterspace capabilities.

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Alberto Bueno @albertobueno.bsky.social · Aug 18

A Spanish proposal: towards a European Emergency Unit @agendapublica.es

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A Spanish proposal: towards a European Emergency Unit

Security expert Alberto Bueno proposes the creation of a European Emergency Unit as a public policy measure to strengthen citizen security and European integration. With permanent brigades and its own...

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 19

Interesante punto: las lecciones aprendidas de un cuerpo europeo de protección ciudadana pueden allanar el camino hacia una cooperación más ambiciosa en seguridad y defensa.

Alberto Bueno @albertobueno.bsky.social · Aug 18

Una propuesta española: hacia una Unidad Europea de Emergencias.

Mi articulo en @agendapublica.es agendapublica.es/noticia/2009...

Una propuesta española: hacia una Unidad Europea de Emergencias

El experto en seguridad Alberto Bueno plantea la creación de una Unidad Europea de Emergencias como política pública para reforzar la seguridad ciudadana y la integración europea. Con brigadas permane...

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EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · Aug 13

A new era in weather forecasting begins. 🚀

#MetopSGA1 - carrying the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission onboard - successfully launched from Kourou on an #Ariane6 rocket at 02:37 CEST.

Together they’ll deliver sharper forecasts, stronger climate data, & vital air quality insights: bit.ly/40WRNC8
#VA264

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · Aug 13

🚀Successful launch for @CopernicusEU Sentinel-5A with #Ariane6

A new era in atmosphere monitoring begins.

With 11 Copernicus 🛰️ in orbit & 2 more launches underway, the EU leads the way in Earth Observation 🇪🇺

Congrats to @defis_eu @esa @eumetsat @Arianespace

#EUSpace

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 7

Spain has published a new National Aerospace Security Strategy, replacing the previous one from 2019. It continues to address air and space in the same document, but treats them as distinct domains. www.dsn.gob.es/es/actualida...

Estrategia de Seguridad Aeroespacial Nacional 2025 | Sitio oficial del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional

El día 5 de agosto de 2025 se ha publicado en el Boletín Oficial del Estado la Estrategia Nacional de Seguridad Aeroespacial 2025 (ESAN), que había sido aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, ...

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 7

"Space control" doctrinal positions are here to stay and "war in space is not inevitable"

Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 7

UK Space Commander's speech at @rusi.bsky.social
www.gov.uk/government/s...

Screenshot with text: Access is no longer enough. We must be able to control space, defend our assets, and — if required — deny its use to hostile actors.

Passive resilience is insufficient. We require persistent domain awareness and credible counterspace capabilities if we are to deter, endure a first strike, and, if necessary, fight through and win.

No one wants a war in space, and it is certainly not inevitable.

But we must be clear eyed about these challenges to our vital national interests.

Screenshot with text: We are not going to do this alone. Space is the ultimate team sport. So, being clear on what needs to be nationally separable capabilities - to assure effects and provide us strategic autonomy - and what we can collaborate on with allies, and access through commercial, is seminal to our force design.

We recognise that to keep pace with the threats and technology we need to move much faster and exploit commercial industry.

To achieve the right hybrid architecture, the Strategic Defence Review also recommends that the National Armaments Director prioritises a Space Portfolio to help us:

Innovate at scale;
Better embrace commercial practices;
Learn from models like Taskforce Kindred;
Pick winners – spreading bets is for those that haven’t done the work to prioritise.
And focus on volume and velocity, not process.

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Pablo @arriazu.bsky.social · Aug 6

In any case, this may just be the start of a commercialization wave of NASA (and NOAA) assets and functions

NASA's recent call for universities and companies to potentially take over the cost of maintaining the OCO instrument attached to the International Space Station suggests the agency is also considering privatizing NASA science missions. Such partnerships raise a host of thorny questions, says Michalak, who has worked with private companies, nonprofit groups, universities and the federal government on greenhouse gas monitoring satellite projects.

"On the one hand the private sector is really starting to have a role," Michalak says. In recent years, multiple private groups in the U.S. have launched satellites that measure methane, a potent planet-warming gas that is poorly monitored compared to carbon dioxide.