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France reactivates Toulouse’s Air Base 101 as its first military space facility

France has reactivated Air Base 101 in Toulouse as its first dedicated military space base, reinforcing its space defense ambitions amid escalating orbital threats. The facility will centralize command, surveillance, and rapid-response capabilities to safeguard national assets and enhance France’s strategic autonomy in space.

2025-07-05T22:27:56.326278-07:00

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Rocket Lab Clears Critical Design Review for SDA’s T2TL-Beta LEO Comms Constellation

2025-07-03T02:19:13.222670-07:00

European Spaceflight

Dassault, France’s Armed Forces and ESA Formalize Partnership on VORTEX Reusable Spaceplane

2025-06-23T06:54:31.797440-07:00

Via Satellite

Space Force Seeks $277M for SpaceX MILNET LEO Network, Axes Tranche 3 Transport Layer

2025-06-26T13:02:39.396247-07:00

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The Space Review

Taiwan’s Satellites Exposed to PRC Lawfare Tactics, Proposes Deterrence Measures An analysis warns that Taiwan’s satellites—despite nominal adherence to the Outer Space Treaty—remain vulnerable to PRC non-kinetic interference, including cyberattacks, RF jamming and hostile proximity operations. The paper outlines legal and strategic steps to strengthen deterrence and protect these space assets.

2025-07-07T18:52:22.892314-07:00

Taiwan’s Satellites Exposed to PRC Lawfare Tactics, Proposes Deterrence Measures

rnz.co.nz

RNZAF Revives WWII No 62 Squadron as Nation’s First Space Unit The Royal New Zealand Air Force has resurrected the No 62 Squadron designation—active in the Pacific theatre during WWII—to christen its inaugural space unit, marking a symbolic continuity as New Zealand establishes dedicated space operations under the RNZAF.

2025-07-06T14:19:37.754731-07:00

RNZAF Revives WWII No 62 Squadron as Nation’s First Space Unit

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France reactivates Toulouse’s Air Base 101 as its first military space facility France has reactivated Air Base 101 in Toulouse as its first dedicated military space base, reinforcing its space defense ambitions amid escalating orbital threats. The facility will centralize command, surveillance, and rapid-response capabilities to safeguard national assets and enhance France’s strategic autonomy in space.

2025-07-05T22:27:56.326278-07:00

France reactivates Toulouse’s Air Base 101 as its first military space facility

thepress.co.nz

New Zealand Establishes Space Force Within RNZAF With Whenuapai Command Hub New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced a dedicated space force under the Royal New Zealand Air Force to centralize national space operations and oversight. A new command-and-control room at Whenuapai Air Base in Auckland will serve as the hub for space-based surveillance and defense.

2025-07-04T11:03:48.489429-07:00

New Zealand Establishes Space Force Within RNZAF With Whenuapai Command Hub

eurasiareview.com

China Rebukes Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Orbital Missile Shield as Space Weaponization President Donald Trump’s plan for a ‘Golden Dome’ constellation of space-based interceptors has drawn swift rebuke from Beijing, which warned the move signals a revived U.S. push to weaponize space. The dispute underscores the shifting multipolar dynamics and intensifying militarization of the orbital domain in the 2020s.

2025-07-04T11:01:34.871461-07:00

China Rebukes Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Orbital Missile Shield as Space Weaponization

rnz.co.nz

RNZAF establishes No. 62 Squadron as its first dedicated space unit The Royal New Zealand Air Force has officially stood up No. 62 Squadron as its inaugural space-focused unit, charged with monitoring, analyzing and understanding orbital activity. This marks New Zealand’s entry into military space operations, aligning its defense posture with growing global emphasis on space domain awareness.

2025-07-03T21:47:57.433693-07:00

RNZAF establishes No. 62 Squadron as its first dedicated space unit

SpaceWatch Global

Rocket Lab Clears Critical Design Review for SDA’s T2TL-Beta LEO Comms Constellation Rocket Lab National Security LLC has passed the Space Development Agency’s Critical Design Review for its Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta program, confirming the Lightning-based spacecraft meet all mission parameters and greenlighting full-scale production of an 18-satellite low-latency defense communications network.

2025-07-03T02:19:13.222670-07:00

Rocket Lab Clears Critical Design Review for SDA’s T2TL-Beta LEO Comms Constellation

SpaceWatch Global

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation The European Defence Agency has awarded a contract to ISISPACE under the LEO2VLEO project, marking a key step in deploying a low Earth orbit constellation of dual-use military defense satellites designed to enhance Europe’s orbital surveillance and secure communications capabilities.

2025-07-01T02:11:39.206243-07:00

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation

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