US EditionGermany Says Russian Satellites Are Shadowing Military Links, Unveils €35 Billion Space Defense Plan
Germany will invest €35 billion by 2030 to develop satellite constellations, secure launches, and orbital surveillance to counter growing space threats from Russia and China.
- Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Russia is tracking two German military satellites with its Luch-Olymp reconnaissance satellites, stating this is a serious threat to space security.
- Pistorius reported that Russian satellites are tracking German military satellites during a space conference in Berlin.
- He warned that Russia and China could engage in space warfare, with 39 reconnaissance satellites operating overhead.
- Germany accused Russia of 'pursuing' its satellites and called for global dialogue on space deterrence against these threats.
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Germany is expanding in space. Up to 35 billion will be invested by 2030.
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Germany's defense minister has warned that his country's satellites are being shadowed by Russian satellites. According to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Russian and Chinese satellites pose an increasing threat: the politician warned at a space conference in Berlin that these devices can disrupt, blind, manipulate or even destroy other satellites and could also target German military communications.
Defense Minister Pistorius announces high investments in security-promoting space projects at the Space Congress in Berlin.
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