Before joining the Space Operations Summit this May, download last year's post-show report. This piece includes:

• A breakdown of attendees
• Attendee testimonials
• Key takeaways
• 2024 sponsors

In preparation for the Space Operations Summit 2024, we were privileged to receive an article from MITRE on the importance of Space on multi-domain C2. In this piece, Dr Eliahu Niewood and Chris Niessen make it loud and clear that there could be no multidomain operations without a mastery of space. The article covers how space is essential for critical aspects of JADC2 such as:

• Communication
• Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
• Sensing
  

The UK is currently focusing on becoming a major player in space, specialising in small satellite launch. We were privileged to interview Matthew Archer, Director of Launch for the UK Space Agency. In this interview he covers the state-of-play of UK launch while emphasising the importance of agency, industry, and international collaboration and alignment to ensure the UK remains a competitive player in the space sector. Perhaps most important of all, he delves into how the Agency’s open policy can be used for the benefit of organisations and individuals with an interest in space.

Space is an ever-growing domain subject to constant disruption due to a multiple of factors ranging from technology to politics. We had the privilege of interviewing RAND Space expert James Black, who goes into detail about the current state-of-play in space, delving into the challenges but also the opportunities. In this piece, he explores the multiple avenues the space domain may take while also giving context to some of the most recent events that affected space such as the War in Ukraine. As an emergent domain, there is still a lot to be done to ensure that Space remains a prosperous and safe domain from the satellites themselves, all the way down to the supply chains that sustain them.

As space becomes more accessible, more nations are beginning to incorporate the domain into their national strategies. While the US remains at the lead in spending, new entrants such as Poland have emerged, while the UK and France have both pledged to increase their spending. This market report covers spending from selected countries on:

• Point Navigation and Timing Systems (PNT)
• Communications/SatCom
• Third Party Launches
• Data Gathering
• Earth Observations
• Space Training
  

In this interview, Air Marshal Andrew Turner delves into the logarithmic increasing importance of Space Domain Awareness. Life on earth has become ever more dependent on the Space Domain which has led to issues in space congestion and collision. In this piece he:

• Explains the urgency of the Space problem
• The role new technologies can play in solving the issue
• Challenges of implementing these new technologies
  

Space no longer has the barriers to entry it once did. Its democratisation has allowed greater participation by both nations and private actors. This activity has proven to be a double edge sword as our reliance on space has cluttered it increasing the potential of disaster, whether by incident or design. In this Rapid-Fire interview, Brigadier General Teichmann shares his views on the current state-of-play of the Space Domain Awareness.

In this interview Richard Laing, Principal Project Manager for the NCI’s Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Centre expresses his views on the developing space domain. Space has become one the most exciting domains as every day it is becoming more democratised, opening to new concepts and industries. Space’s increased accessibility provides new opportunities, challenges and threats. Richard uses his experience and knowledge to reflect on these aspects providing invaluable insight for anyone in the sector.

NATO’s members and partners see the space domain as increasingly crucial to retain an operational advantage against potential adversaries. Several nations have already published their own space policies and strategies. 

Ahead of Space Operations Summit 2022, Defence iQ compiled an update outlining country-by-country programmes and requirements.

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This report offers insights into the activity of nations such as:

• United Kingdom
• United States
• Chile
• China
• France
• Indonesia
• Luxembourg
• Morocco
• Russia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Thailand
• Vietnam

To learn more about who you can meet at the Space Operations Summit 2022 taking place 16-18 May in London, UK, you can grab a copy of the agenda here.

NATO’s space policy and its codification of outer space as an operational domain has shifted the Alliance’s focus towards the scenario of space militarization, in an attempt to thwart any actions from potential adversaries.

Ahead of the Space Operations Summit, taking place on 16-18 May 2022 in London, UK, Defence iQ performed an in-depth analysis of NATO’s emerging approach to outer space-based threats and what might be driving the seven-decade-strong alliance’s newly agreed space framework, with insights from Dr Jamie Shea, NATO’s former deputy assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges.

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Key benefits of downloading the article:

• Gain in-depth insights into NATO’s space policy and the underlying thinking behind it
• Get a better understanding of the threat environment surrounding the Alliance’s outer space capabilities

Read an exclusive preview of the article below:

At any given moment, more than 2,000 satellites from 58 countries are orbiting above Earth to facilitate a variety of essential operations, such as telecommunications, navigation services, financial transactions and weather monitoring. It is, therefore, evident that outer space has become critical to the smooth operation of an increasingly technologically dependent world. But as any science fiction aficionado or geopolitical observer would attest, the possibility of aggression in space is exceptionally likely, particularly as space is also pivotal to an array of military operations — such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); missile warning, geolocation and navigation; target identification, and the tracking of adversarial activities to name a few… To continue reading, please download the article.

The Space Operations Summit will provide a vital platform for military thinkers, capability planners and operators to meet with industry leaders and space SMEs alike as they grapple with the challenges associated with advancing space capabilities.To view who will attend and share their insights during the conference, you can download the agenda of the conference here. 

NATO members and partners are increasingly reliant on space-based assets to deliver joint operations.

Ahead of this year’s Space Operations Summit, Defence IQ delved into their key vulnerabilities.

Download this piece to learn more about how potential adversaries could exploit to gain advantage and dominance in the space domain. 

In this exclusive report, three speakers at the Space Operations Summit 2019 shared their insights on the current space threat environment, challenges in maintaining pace with technological development in the space domain and how they are working to address them.

Download this report to find out more about:

• Protecting and defending American space assets – Mr. Scott Van Sant, Senior Analyst, SSA Sharing Program, USSTRATCOM J51
• Building an enhanced space situational awareness for the French armed forces – General (Ret) Philippe Steininger, Military Advisor to the President, French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
• Space in the strategic calculus of smaller nations –  Dr. Christian F. Anrig, Chief of Doctrine, Swiss Air Force

The proliferation of space-based technologies has prompted NATO and its partners to formalise their approach to operations in and from space. At the NATO leaders meeting in December 2019, the Alliance formally recognized space as an operational domain, whilst the U.S. and France are already developing their own space forces. Ahead of Space Operations Summit, Defence iQ compiled this map outlining advances in space capabilities across and beyond NATO.

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Main benefits of downloading the map:

• Know top acquisition and upgrade priorities from countries that will be present at Space Operations Summit
• Develop business strategies by meeting the right people from countries having active programmes and key requirements at Space Operations Summit
• Gain insights into investment trends from your peers

Download the map to learn more about countries and organizations that will be present at Space Operations Summit such as:

The U.S. – Update on the establishment of the U.S. Space Force with over US$49.6 billion in budget requests

NATO – Update on the impact of naming space as an operational domain

France – Additional EUR700 million in funding announced between now and 2025 in the view to obtain self-defence capabilities in space and reinforce its surveillance resources

Italy – Development of Ital-GovSatCom communications satellite, which will be used by Italy and other nations as part of the pan-European Govsatcom programme

United Kingdom - Investment of over £30 million planned for the UK’s defence space programme and an update on the UK MOD’s Service Delivery Wrap contest to provide a ground station element for the military communications programme Skynet 6

These programmes and policies will be discussed at the Space Operations Summit, where a panel of senior speakers will further the discussion of leveraging space-based capabilities for the joint force. To download the full agenda of the conference, please click here. 

Major General Michael Traut, Commander, German Space Command, German Air Force, delivered a presentation at the 2024 conference on “Collaborations for greater advancements in Space".

Read this presentation to learn:

• Critical Importance of Space Infrastructure
• Challenges and Threats in Space Systems
• Innovative collaborations among government, military, and private sectors
• Achieving a secure and sustainable space environment
  

The “Transforming NASA Acquisition: A Quantum Leap towards Moon-Mars Exploration” presentation was delivered last year at the Space Operations Summit by Ms. Karla Smith Jackson, Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer &Assistant Administrator, NASA Office of Procurement and explores;

• NASA’s Mission
• Current Moon to Mars Scope
• Artemis Program Strategy
• Methodology Principles of the M2M Strategy
• Potential Hindrances to Our Success
• NASA Mission Directorates (How We Do Business)
• Procurement Mission and Vision
• NASA Buying Locations
• NASA By the Numbers: FY2023
• FY2023 Procurement Initiatives
• Introducing the NASA Acquisition Launchpad (NAIL)
• NAIL Vision, Intent and Framework
• Innovative Procurement Methods to Achieve Moon to Mars Objectives

This year, NASA will return to the Space Operations Summit with their presentation on "Innovation in NASA Procurement Strategies" which will be delivered by John Cannaday, Director of the Office of Procurement, Marshall Space Flight Center.

The “USSF Space Rapid Capabilities Office” Presentation was delivered last year at the Space Operations Summit by Dr. Kelly D. Hammett, Director and Program Executive Officer and covers:

• Program Examples
• Satellite Communications Augmentation Resources
• Rapid Resilient Command and Control
• Going Fast in Space Acquisition
• People and Culture
• Rapid Fielding Partnerships

The US Space Force will return to the Space Operations Summit for 2024 with a presentation on “Ensuring Space Superiority to Combat Future Threats” which will be delivered by Lieutenant General DeAnna Burt, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear.

“Esa’s contribution to global security” presentation was delivered at the Space Operations Summit 2022 by Graham Turnock, Special Advisor at the European Space Agency. This presentation consists of:

• The Rising Relevance of Space Safety
• Space Weather System Objectives
• NEO Observational Network
• Space Debris Implications
• Laser Tracking Network and Momentum Transfer
• Transition to a Circular Economy in Space
• Civil Security from Space in Context
• And More!
  

The "Procurement Enterprise Transformation and the Future for NASA Acquisition" presentation was delivered at the Space Operations Summit 2022 by Ms. Karla Smith Jackson, Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer & Assistant Administrator for Procurement NASA who will be joining us once again as a speaker in Space Operations Summit 2023. 

This Presentation Covers:

• NASA’s Mission
• NASA Mission Directorates (How We Do Business)
• NASA Buying Locations
• NASA Centres
• NASA By The Numbers FY2021
• Office of Procurement FY2021 Workforce Data
• Procurement FY2022 Transformation Initiatives
• NASA Major Acquisitions
• Strengthening Program Management
• Supply Chain Challenges

This exclusive presentation from Brigadier-General Friedrich Teichmann, Director, Geospatial Institute, Austrian Armed Forces, which was delivered at the 2023 conference covers:

• Space is becoming more competitive, congested and confrontational with new risks for the satellites (e.g. debris) and new threats against the satellites (e.g. ASAT): A need driven analysis for space operations is required
• Thoughts on the current ‘space hype’ and why now?
• Detailed analysis into the value of space services and space assets in aiding national security and defence

Hear from Brigadier-General Friedrich Teichmann at the 2024 Space Operations Summit as he discusses the current developments in ‘space activities’ of the Austrian Armed Forces