France's Space Strategy and Militarization

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[...] In addition, this would allow for the sharing of costs between the 27 (soon 26) member states of the European Union. It would thus represent a pillar of the European foreign and security policy. In fact, since 2016, there has been a global strategy for the European Union's foreign and security policy, which involves developing a common military response. The European Defense is indeed gradually taking shape with the first advances, two new mechanisms, initiatives (IRIS November 20186) : - the Structured Permanent Cooperation introduced on 8 December 2017 constitutes commitments that certain member states must take and respect. [...]

[...] Among the large-scale projects, it includes the financing of European defence space. Conclusion The space war constitutes a new field of conflict that adds to those concerning digital and cyber. It also allows for regulating and mapping the space that constitutes a common space. It is therefore necessary to put in place a global strategy for space from the States. It will also be translated into technological advancements, such as was the case during the 80s Star Wars, and a challenge for the entire industry of this sector. [...]

[...] Finally, it is a matter of involving and cooperating European states (notably Germany) in these space development programs. References Air & Cosmos (2019), "The space command becomes reality", Air & Cosmos, September 2019. IRIS November 2018), "Europe of Defense: Where is the European Union going?" November 2018. IRIS (29 July 2019), "France: A New Defense Strategy for What?" July 2019. Le Parisien (2018), "Trump wants a space army: Some could create killer satellites", Le Parisien March 2018. [...]

[...] What is France's space strategy through the recent development of its Air and Space Army? The Air and Space Army Introduction The expression 'War of the Stars'1 » launched under the presidency of Ronald Reagan, on March in the midst of the Cold War between the United States and the USSR, even if the project was abandoned five years later, due to its enormous cost, which had already reached $12 billion (Le Parisien, March 14, 2018)2). Now, more than twenty-five years later, the term is resurfacing, even if it is more about Space War as new battlefields, with some armies becoming increasingly technological. [...]

[...] French satellites have thus been the subject of attacks by Russia. Furthermore, we can note the destruction by China on January of one of its old weather satellites at 800 km above the earth, or again in 2014, the launch by Russia of Kosmos 2499, capable of destroying satellites. India has joined this closed club of space military powers since March 2019. Finally, the United States are pioneers in this field of intervention since the 80s, as they equipped themselves with a space forces command ( [...]