{"id":32589,"date":"2024-03-08T21:36:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/08\/france-prepares-for-space-wars-in-asterx-european-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:43:27","slug":"france-prepares-for-space-wars-in-asterx-european-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2024\/03\/08\/france-prepares-for-space-wars-in-asterx-european-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"France prepares for space wars in \u2018AsterX\u2019 European exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOULOUSE \u2014 In silent orbit around Earth, a potentially hostile satellite approaches an allied communication node, intentions unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French Space Command has determined the move is deliberate, and intelligence shows the enemy spacecraft is equipped with a robotic arm that would allow it to de-orbit the friendly asset. The French-led blue team moves a \u201cpatroller\u201d satellite into a protective position \u2013 a capability France is working on, but now lacks \u2013 to block any hostile action by the U.S.-led red team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While fictional, the scenario played out March 7 during Europe\u2019s largest space wargames is credible and based on real capabilities, said Colonel Mathieu Bernab\u00e9, who is leading the exercise. During the event called <a href=\"https:\/\/air.defense.gouv.fr\/asterx\/dossier\/presentation-asterx-2024\">AsterX 2024<\/a>, some 190 participants from France and 15 partner countries are training for everything from jammed space communications to hostile satellites maneuvering to take out friendly orbiters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis type of exercise is absolutely essential for our operators, but also our processes, training for what we call operational readiness, so we\u2019re ready to fight a real war,\u201d General Philippe Adam, the commander of France\u2019s space command, said during a presentation of the exercise in Toulouse in south-west France. \u201cIt\u2019s as realistic as an exercise scenario can be, obviously \u2013 inspired by a lot of things you\u2019ve probably recognized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam said \u201cunfriendly behavior\u201d by Russian satellites, with uncoordinated and unannounced approaches, happens \u201call the time,\u201d in all orbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space is becoming more dangerous, and militarization is on the rise, Adam said. Earth orbits have become busier, with increased competition between commercial players and states, while satellites are becoming a lot more capable and maneuverable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space-based systems have become an integral part of military operations, from communication to ballistic-missile detection, navigation, planning and targeting. Meanwhile, the value of the space economy rose 8% to $546 billion in 2022, according to the non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacefoundation.org\/2023\/07\/25\/the-space-report-2023-q2\/\">Space Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/03\/07\/uk-space-chief-flags-moon-mining-as-next-conflict-gray-zone\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1252729245.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">UK space chief flags moon mining as next conflict \u2018gray zone\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A scenario of nations jumping on lunar mining to refill their terrestrial stocks has the potential for gray zone conflict, according to a U.K. official.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French President Emmanuel Macron created a military space command in 2019, with the goal of boosting the country\u2019s awareness of the security situation in space, and to better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2019\/07\/26\/france-plans-to-boost-its-self-defense-posture-in-space\/\">protect its satellites<\/a>. France had 91 satellites in orbit in February 2023, the most of any European Union country, according to data published by Statista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AsterX is \u201cabsolutely essential\u201d for ramping up French Space Command, which doesn\u2019t have operational status yet, though it\u2019s performing operations, Adam said. The command is expected to pass an initial stage of operational qualification when it moves into new headquarters in Toulouse next year, and targets full operational capability by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France is organizing the AsterX wargames for the fourth year, pitting the French-led blue team against the fictional country of Mercure, an adversary trying to destabilize the nation of Arnland. What\u2019s new this year is that the red team, with \u201csignificant\u201d space resources, is played by U.S. Space Force personnel, the first time a foreign nation plays the role of adversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise simulates more than 4,000 objects in orbit, spinning around in simulated space already days before the exercise, and with the blue and red teams not fully aware of the spatial capacities of their adversary. The knowledge gaps create an intellectual challenge, and the red team being played by the U.S. results in a non-deterministic scenario, Bernab\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAsterX is a laboratory in which you\u2019re confronted with situations, where you experiment with solutions, and get feedback,\u201d Bernab\u00e9 said. \u201cThe challenge is to train how to manage a space situation, but backed up by an inter-army and multi-domain environment, which also means cyber or informational, so this scenario provides for conditions that enable us to play the full spectrum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans playing the red team provides an additional element of surprise to the exercise, according to Bernab\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise runs through to March 15 and will include 14 different types of threats and 23 events, within the scenario of a gradually worsening crisis, headed towards high-intensity warfare. Adam said a crisis situation is a useful exercise, as there\u2019s \u201ca lot of ambiguity\u201d to be resolved, while a high-intensity scenario is in some ways simpler because \u201canything goes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worst-case scenario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A worst-case scenario for orbital conflict would be generalized war with a completely uninhibited enemy attacking satellites \u201cquite indiscriminately,\u201d according to Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen we\u2019re going to be losing satellites all over the place, we\u2019re going to lose resources, we\u2019re going to create debris, and then it\u2019s a bit of a snowball effect,\u201d Adam said. Failure to quickly stop such an adversary would create \u201ca problem that will last for decades. Once you\u2019ve created debris everywhere, some orbits become completely inoperable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dSo yes, a generalized conflict in space would be very, very bad news.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the exercise, France also seek to develop a common culture of space operations with its allies and partners, under realistic threat conditions. In addition to the U.S., countries participating in AsterX include the U.K., Japan and South Korea, as well as a number of EU partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe understand each other better after this exercise, in the nature of the responses we can provide, since we\u2019ve experimented with things together,\u201d Bernab\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interoperability challenges between countries\u2019 space forces are \u201cextremely numerous,\u201d including distinct vocabulary for the same things and different procedures and policies, according to Adam.French Space Command targets about 500 personnel in 2025, from around 350 now, according to Adam. He said partners such as Japan, Germany and Italy are creating commands similar in size, between 300 and 600 personnel, adding that human resources are \u201ca tremendous problem\u201d for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those goals compare to around 13,900 staff for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/03\/06\/space-force-reimagines-training-operations-as-conflicts-intensify\/\">U.S. Space Force<\/a> at the end of December. France doesn\u2019t have the ambition of creating anything similar, which would require \u201cbeing rich like an American,\u201d the general said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the new Toulouse headquarters, the main priority for France is to get patroller satellites into orbit, according to Adam. He said the country also needs to strengthen the terrestrial part of its space capabilities, and needs more space-surveillance sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/air.defense.gouv.fr\/cde\/article-de-dossier\/yoda\">Yoda agile satellite demonstrator<\/a>, which has been held up by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assemblee-nationale.fr\/dyn\/16\/comptes-rendus\/cion_def\/l16cion_def2223030_compte-rendu#\">lack of launch slots<\/a>, may become operational \u201cin the next few months,\u201d with operational space-patrol capacity following within one to two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese are not very big satellites, they\u2019re not very complicated satellites,\u201d Adam said. \u201cWhat\u2019s most complicated is knowing how to use them.\u201dAnd that\u2019s what France is preparing for with AsterX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participants from France and 15 partner 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