The licenses for the 2 GHz frequency band for mobile satellite services will expire in May 2027. The Commission wants to ensure that European providers have a chance to participate.
By Corinna Visser
The Department of Defense plans to rely more heavily on European launch capabilities in the future, it stated in response to a question from Ayşe Asar (the Greens). She criticized the lack of specific guidelines, noting that there are no binding criteria for achieving greater strategic autonomy.
By Nicola Kuhrt
NATO is considering using satellite launch sites in cooperation with countries such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. The aim is to be able to quickly replace failed satellites.
By Angela Köckritz
For weeks, there had been no news on SatcomBw 4. Now, startup representative Max Gulde is reporting positive signals from politicians and the Bundeswehr – and potential prime contractors are also responding.
By Nicola Kuhrt and Ralf Nestler
Major General Michael Traut, commander of the German Armed Forces’ Space Command, has commented publicly for the first time on the German commercial space industry’s position paper, “Germany’s Space Moment.” Space Minister Dorothee Bär has expressed understanding for smaller companies that feel they have not been sufficiently involved in the contracting process.
By Torsten Kriening
A Chinese satellite is set to test the approach, docking, and simulated refueling of other objects in space. The United States considers such capabilities to have military applications.
By Jörn Petring
At the inaugural Munich Space Summit, the chair of the Munich Security Conference emphasized, with unusual clarity, the strategic importance of space for European sovereignty.
By Torsten Kriening
Military reconnaissance is on the verge of a paradigm shift: Artificial intelligence (AI), data fusion and high-resolution satellites are making every operation more transparent than ever. Alliance partners must be able to integrate into these systems quickly, says Armin Fleischmann, head of the Bundeswehr’s Department of Cyber and Information Domain (CID) Planning and Digitalization.
By Torsten Kriening
If spacecraft are on a collision course, swift action is required. This means that their trajectories must be tracked precisely. New systems can also detect targeted approaches. One such system has been developed by Munich-based start-up Vyoma.
By Ralf Nestler
Data instead of doctrines: GEOINT is shaping the new security architecture, writes SpaceWatch.Global editor Torsten Kriening. Germany is ready for plug-and-play interoperability, he says. But is this approach enough to really keep up with NATO?
By Redaktion Table
