"Access to space is an essential element of our national sovereignty, our capacity to use space to launch our satellites and conduct operations," said Eva Portier, space deputy in France's military ...

WASHINGTON — Look Up, a French space situational awareness company, has raised nearly 50 million euros ($57.6 million) to continue development of a radar network to track space objects. The company, ...

CNES, the French Space Agency, has awarded a €31 million contract to UNIVITY, a French satellite communications company, to develop space-based 5G for terrestrial application. The plan is for a fully ...

Participants from various countries including members of France's Air and Space Force (AAE) sit behind computers during the 4th edition of the Aster X military space exercise at the National Center ...

It's the Ariane 6's first commercial mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket just launched for ...

The Space ISAC and French Space Command signed an MOU during the CYSAT USA conference April 9 in Colorado Springs. Credit: Space ISAC The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) ...

In the last decade, there has been an international resurgence of focus on space for commercial, civil, and military activities. Space is now a critical domain for many nations around the globe, and ...

A French Air Force pilot launches a Mica air-to-air missile against a target balloon at high altitude on June 23, 2025. (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace) PARIS — France’s military is expanding into what ...

The Ariane 6 rocket promises to be Europe’s newest portal into space. On Tuesday, the rocket successfully reached orbit for the first time, taking off from Europe's Spaceport in northeastern South ...

Thales Alenia Space says that the French government has appointed the Franco-Italian joint venture to lead development of a laser communications system in geostationary orbit. The secure optical space ...

French fighter jets shot down high-altitude balloons with air-to-air missiles in a recent test. France warned that the battle for near-space is heating up and pointed to China's spy balloon over the ...