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Australia's government launched "Space Command," a new defense agency with echoes of the United States' Space Force.

 SYDNEY, March 22, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Australia's government on Tuesday launched "Space Command", a new defence agency with echoes of the

The Australian government yesterday launched the Space Command, a new defense agency with echoes of the US’ Space Force that has been tasked with securing the country’s place in an “already contested” cosmos. Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said the new defense arm would be modest to start with, although he gave no detailed staffing or budget figures. In a speech to the Australian Air Force, he said that space “will undoubtedly become a domain that takes on greater militar...

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The new satellite, set to launch in 2024, could provide comms links with astronauts and rovers on the far side of the Moon, as well as to scientists at the South Pole.

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Wary of China and Russia, the head of Australia’s new Space Command wants new capabilities to jam enemy satellite communications and shift satellites out of their orbit.

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The Space Command will aim to counter Russia and China's ambitions, and defend against threats.

“I think it's really important that we start contributing. We've got a couple of little satellites up there,” said Air Vice Marshall Cath Roberts, “but space domain awareness is where we can start and we need to operationalize it because we are so far behind.”