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October 2024 | Technology Report | SPACE
Why space is an essential part of modern military capabilities
In this new Technology Report, Tereza Pultarova examines the role satellites and other space-based systems play in determining the outcome of 21st-century conflicts.
Surveying the state of the space art in 2024, Part 1 looks at the indispensable battlefield communications and ISR functions delivered from orbit, the range of threats satellites now face and how resilient networks can be created to counter them.
In Part 2, Tereza takes a long view of future capabilities, the prospect and implications of warfare in space, and what technologies nations need to focus on to ensure they maintain access to and control of this crucial domain.
David Hurst, Director, Branded Content
OCTOBER 2024 | technology report | SPACE
The extent to which frontline military personnel on the ground depend on space-based systems for vital connectivity and intelligence is often underestimated. Shephard examines what the latest generation of satellite constellations can provide and the need to secure them against jamming and even kinetic threats.
As concepts such as spacecraft capable of neutralising other satellites using grapplers or beam weapons, and a ‘space economy’ of orbital power plants and factories edge closer to reality, Shephard reviews the areas militaries must prioritise to prevail in this newly contested environment.
