The Paris Airshow had a decidedly military theme this year, with dual-use satellites and rocket engines being put forward
Space highlights of the 2025 Paris Air Show
Tag: Commandement de l’Espace
Tour of French New Space 2023: Yoda & Hemeria
June and July 2023 were packed with conferences and announcements by the French New Space sector. This warrants a tour of what's happening in the sector. Let's start with Hemeria, a builder of small satellites
The laser patroller satellite: an elegant weapon for a more civilized age
France is building a laser-armed killer satellite. What could it look like?
France’s Space Commander shares lessons learned from Ukraine and future plans
The defense commission of the French National Assembly is having a series of hearings about the lessons learned so far from the Ukraine war, and has finally published the exchange with the head of Space Command.
ASTERX 22: France’s annual military space exercise
While Russia started invading Ukraine, French Space Command was holding its annual exercise, called ASTERX 22. The ministry of armed forces then gave a presentation to the press about the command and the exercise. Background on French military space policy The presentation started with an introduction of French military space. To readers of this site,… Continue reading ASTERX 22: France’s annual military space exercise
French military space strategy
France recently published its military space strategy, and an officer from Space Command gave a detailed and public presentation about it.
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