RUSSELL BOYCE Australia established a Defence Space Command in January 2022 “to achieve our strategic space ambitions and lead the effort to assure Australia’s access to space.” The government also plans to spend about $4.5 billion on space defense over the next decade. Many areas within defense are already engaged in space activities, but Defence Space Command will bring them together. It will aim to build space capability not only in defense, but also the rest of government, industry, and the research and education sectors. I am the director of University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space — the…
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Cybersecurity in sharper focus with recent attacks APOGEE STAFF As Russian military forces prepared to invade Ukraine in early 2022, state-sponsored hackers were busy planning an attack of their own. The focus of their efforts: a U.S.-based commercial satellite network. By the time Russian forces crossed the border in the pre-dawn hours February 24, firing missiles into Kyiv and other cities, the hackers had launched their assault, not only disrupting Ukrainian police and military communications, but also disabling internet connectivity for tens of thousands of users across Eastern Europe. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the action in…
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