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Germany pushes European military space command initiative

Maj. Gen. Wolfgang Ohl, deputy director general for the Armed Forces Directorate of the German Federal Ministry of Defence, gives the opening keynote at the 2026 SmallSat Europe conference. Credit: SmallSat Europe

AMSTERDAM — A senior German military official said Europe needs a coordinated approach to military space operations and proposed the creation of a European Space Component Command hosted by Germany […]

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European space industry warns EU Space Act could slow competitiveness

The EU Space Act could treat non-European Union nations like Norway similarly to a non-European competitor, creating hurdles for European use of Andøya Spaceport, panelists warned at SmallSat Europe. Credit: Andøya Spaceport

AMSTERDAM – European industry representatives and legal experts are worried that the EU Space Act is too slow, too rigid and too bureaucratic. Speaking at SmallSat Europe, panelists said they […]

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Former Ukraine official calls for stricter restrictions on Russian use of Starlink

Kateryna Chernohorenko, previously Ukraine’s deputy minister of defense, during her fireside chat with Space Exchange Global’s Duncan McKenize on May 26. Credit: SpaceNews

AMSTERDAM – A former senior Ukrainian defense official called on SpaceX to tighten controls on Starlink terminals that she said are reaching Russian forces through third-party countries or intermediaries. Kateryna […]

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