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Germany Plans New Military Satellite Network
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The Bundeswehr plans to build a new satellite system to become independent of providers like Elon Musk's Starlink system. The new military strategy, a secret basic document reported on by "Der Spiegel," sets the "core objective of military action" as "ensuring Germany's security and sovereignty in space." While the Bundeswehr does have secure lines with a few communications satellites, the SATCOMBw system was only sufficient for the few foreign …
Germany plans new military satellite network
German’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, is planning to establish a new satellite system to reduce its dependence on providers such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. In its new military strategy – a classified foundational document – ensuring “the security and sovereignty of Germany in space” is defined as a “core objective of military action”, reports German news magazine Der Spiegel. Although the Bundeswehr already possesses a limited number of communica…
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