German-speaking countries aim for closer military cooperation in space

Europe is currently heavily reliant on US space capabilities

Defence ministers for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg pledged on Monday to strengthen their cooperation when it comes to space assets.

“Space capabilities are playing an ever-greater, ever-more vital and increasingly indispensable role in every form of military conflict,” Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defence minister, said at a press conference together alongside his three counterparts.

The four German-speaking countries want to enhance their cooperation from joint training to situational space awareness to prevent collisions, gather information in space, and protect each other’s satellite systems.

German-speaking countries aim for closer military cooperation in space | Euractiv

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