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By   Murielle Delaporte on April 09, 2021 at 10:53 AM A screen shot from control center during France’s first military space exercise, ASTERX, in March. PARIS: France led its first multinational military space exercise last month, with Germany, Italy and the US, marking the country’s effort to re-vamp its forces and operations to meet 21st century threats. The exercise signals the French government’s intent to reach for a higher ‘orbit’ as a sovereign nation in order to be able to face any future space conflict. Up until now, Paris was a participant in US-led space wargames. The ...

On March 8th, France launched its first military exercise in space to evaluate its ability to defend its satellites and other defense equipment from an attack. The exercise involves 18 simulated events from 8 to 12 March, conducted in France’s Space Command operations room in Toulouse. It is “first for the French armies and even the first in Europe,” according to General Michel Friedling, commander of French Space Command.  The newly-created US Space Force and the German Space Situational Awareness Centre are also participating in this exercise. The exercises are a “stress-test of ou...