NATO is a political and military alliance that recognized space as an operational domain in 2019 and adopted a Space Policy. While NATO itself does not aim to develop its own space capabilities and relies on its member states' assets, it serves as a forum for information sharing, interoperability enhancement, and coordinated action regarding space-related issues. NATO's Space Center, established in 2020, supports NATO operations and missions by coordinating allied space activities and sharing information on potential threats. Associated keywords: space policy, operational domain, interoperability, space situational awareness, collective defense.
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SSC is absorbing subsidiaries LSE Space and Aurora under one banner to streamline its bid posture for large-scale ESA and NATO contracts.
NATO Communications and Information Agency selected Globecomm Systems as the prime contractor for a next-generation satellite modem program.
The software-defined modems provided by Globecomm will significantly enhance NATO’s Geostationary Orbit satcom capabilities over currently fielded equipment.
NATO has worked with the French space agency CNES to establish a center of excellence in Toulouse.
NATO is setting up a commercial integration cell at its Space Operations Center at Ramstein U.S. Air Force Base in Germany.
Hilbert expects NATO’s Front Door to launch in the first half of 2026.
NATO will implement a new threat information sharing mechanism for unclassified data sharing with industry partners.
NATO is following the lead of the U.S. Space Force in establishing a commercial integration cell.
Daniel Hilgert is the head of the Space Section Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments Division at NATO.
The Front Door will initially focus on space but is intended for all military procurement for NATO in the future.
Hilbert announced the Front Door will help NATO understand what technologies are being developed and where to invest.
ICEYE and Swedish Space Corporation signed a Letter of Intent to enhance sovereign space capabilities for Nordic and NATO security.
Iceye and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) signed a letter of intent to collaborate on sovereign space capabilities for Nordic and NATO security.
In 2023, the Western military alliance announced members would acquire six Boeing Wedgetail jets.
NATO chief Mark Rutte aims to expedite the decision on replacements for the AWACS surveillance planes.
The current fleet of NATO AWACS surveillance planes will reach the end of their service in 2035.
The NATO jets are centrally operated out of the Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, with intelligence shared among NATO's 32 members.
NATO's 2019 declaration of space as an operational domain marked a shift in how attacks on satellites are regarded compared to conventional military strikes.
The geopolitical situation in Europe and the need for a rearmament project have prompted Integrasys to accelerate the opening of its Toulouse center, which will focus on space technologies and NATO space surveillance.
NATO has extended Article 5 protections to cover deliberate attacks on members' satellites following its 2019 declaration of space as an 'operational domain.'