ustralia will be partnering with the Pentagon for its new “Space Command,” Australia’s defense chief said.
In a speech on Tuesday, Australian defense minister Peter Dutton officially announced the launch of the Defense Space Command, with a goal to “invest in new military space capabilities to counter threats.”
Dutton also said that the Australian Department of Defense and the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, which is part of the Defense Department, will cooperate on a “broad range of cooperative satellite activities which will expand Australia’s space knowledge and capabilities.”
“Our partnership will also contribute to the US National Reconnaissance Office’s pursuit of a more capable, integrated, and resilient space architecture to support global coverage in a wide range of intelligence mission requirements,” Dutton said.
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Dutton said that space will “undoubtedly become a domain which takes on greater military significance in this century.”
“We know that some countries are developing capabilities to threaten or degrade space networks, to target satellites, and to destroy space systems,” he said, pointing to Russia destroying its own Cosmos 1408 as part of an anti-satellite missile test.
“For any nation, losing access to space would have significant civil and military consequences. Thus all nations have an interest in assuring their access to space,” Dutton said.
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