Global Counterspace Capabilities:
An Open Source Assessment
Secure World Foundation
April 2020
The following excerpt from the report summarizes France’s counterspace capabilities.
Country Summary
While France has long had a space program, as well as military satellites, it was not until very recently that France had an explicit focus on offensive and defensive counterspace capabilities.
The major change occurred in July 2019 with the release of the first French Space Defense Strategy, which elevated French military space organization and reassigned control of French military satellites from the French space agency to the military.
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