Research associate John Barron on ABC The Drum Online.
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Journalist and broadcasterABCAnalysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
In March 2022, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) stood up the Defence Space Command, following trends in the United States, where the United States Space Command and United States Space Force (USSF) were created in 2019. Defence Space Command, and the Space Strategy that it launched at the same time, were a watershed moment in Australian space that marked the emergence of the domain into thinking on defence strategy and everyday business. In this, the decisions taken by the Australian Department of Defence reflect a broader expansion of Australia’s space efforts, not least in the 2018 creation of the Australian Space Agency. Nonetheless, while this has seen space enter into the national consciousness like never before, Australia is still in its early days of understanding what it wants from space as a nation.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
John Barron
Journalist and broadcasterABCResearch associate John Barron on ABC The Drum Online.