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• Joshua Faleti
The European Defence Fund has backed EOBLINDING, a €6 million European consortium led by Integrasys to develop a system for tracking and temporarily disrupting Earth-observation satellites. The project adds a counter-surveillance capability to Europe’s growing focus on space-based security and defense technologies.
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The European Defence Fund has backed EOBLINDING, a €6 million European consortium led by Integrasys to develop a system for tracking and temporarily disrupting Earth-observation satellites. The project adds a counter-surveillance capability to Europe’s growing focus on space-based security and defense technologies.
The Pentagon is planning a phased buildout of the Golden Dome missile-defense architecture through 2035, signaling a long-term implementation effort rather than a single procurement event. The timeline points to sustained requirements for funding, technology development, industrial capacity and integration across the defense enterprise.
The Defense Innovation Unit and Space Systems Command announced GHOST-R, a joint effort to develop low-cost reconnaissance capabilities in geosynchronous orbit under SSC’s RG-XX program. The initiative links DIU’s commercial-technology model with SSC’s acquisition efforts for space-based national security missions.
The U.S. Space Force is soliciting commercial satellites capable of locating and inspecting objects in orbit on short notice while expanding commercial tracking of GPS jamming and other electronic interference. New optical satellites from South Korea’s Satrec Initiative and persistent legacy spacecraft underscore the demand for orbital awareness.
The Defense Innovation Unit selected Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to develop prototype satellites designed to closely monitor spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit, advancing a U.S. military effort to improve surveillance and awareness in the strategically important geostationary regime.
Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink said the United States has space-based weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile action, while emphasizing increased readiness against existing threats. The unusually explicit statement signals a public acknowledgment of U.S. space-control capabilities amid rising strategic competition.
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U.S. Space Command has expanded its ability to track objects in orbit, but its commander says the data must be better connected to command networks and weapons. The gap highlights a continuing challenge as the military prepares for the possibility of conflict in space.
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