EU deepens collective space security with mutual defense pact
The move is one more step in the EU's long-running, but recently accelerated, effort to create "strategic autonomy" in the space arena.
Austria military’s first satellite will hunt for GPS, Galileo interference
The European Space Agency also is kicking in funds for the BEACONSAT, being developed by Austrian startup GATE Space.
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USG Should Beware Exaggerated Threat To GPS: RAND
"The risks are real but are not quite as bad as some have claimed in some of the hypothetical 'day without space' scenarios," says Secure World Foundation's Brian Weeden.
EU Plan To Boost Space Industry Draws White House Ire
Scott Pace, executive director of the National Space Council, warned the EU about its plan for promoting homegrown industry -- ironically, while speaking at an Atlantic Council event on the need for improved transatlantic relations in space.
DoT, Fearing China/Russia Threats, Tests GPS ‘Back-Ups’
The Transportation Department is working closely with DoD, DHS and other agencies "to address policy and technical issues including the security and resilience of GPS receivers," says General Counsel Steven Bradbury.
Army Boasts Hottest Space Tech, Says Space Command
WASHINGTON: The US Army has the most disruptive space technology right now. So says the head of Air Force Space Command, Gen. John Hyten. Hyten was asked about the technology in the space domain at breakfast this morning by my colleague Mark Thompson of Time magazine. Now in the good old days, the head of Space […]
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