Ukraine Moves to Create Its Own Space Force
The measure would add missile warning and secure satellite communications as Ukraine seeks to reduce reliance on foreign providers.
- On November 9, the Verkhovna Rada approved in first reading a draft law establishing Space Forces as a new branch of the Armed Forces, confirming the general concept for the military unit.
- A group of 33 lawmakers, including Fedir Venislavskyi, Oleksandr Fediienko, Yurii Zdebskyi, and Roman Kostenko, introduced the bill to integrate space technologies into national defense strategy.
- The bill targets developing a national missile launch early warning system and secure satellite communications, reducing Ukraine's reliance on foreign providers like SpaceX and Starlink.
- Following this initial approval, the draft returns to committee for amendments before a second reading, eventually requiring presidential signature to take effect.
- Creating specialized military branches is not new for Ukraine; the nation established the Unmanned Systems Forces in 2024 to scale up drone warfare.
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The Verkhovna Rada supported, on first reading, the draft law on the establishment of a space force within the U.S.U. The new unit should strengthen Ukraine ' s protection against missile threats and enhance the State ' s intelligence capabilities.
However, one of the Ukrainian governments has set the task of creating a Space Force by the end of 2025.
The deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada) voted in favour of the creation of a special space force within the UPU, and the new generation of troops is placed on the same level as the land, air and maritime forces.
The Verkhovna Rada passed a draft law today, 9 November, on the establishment of a space force within the U.S.S.U.
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