Europe is strengthening its sovereign space capabilities, but its path to becoming a true space power will depend on balancing greater autonomy with multinational cooperation and overcoming political, industrial and operational constraints.
How The Gentlemen ransomware group’s breach of a technology supplier exposed sensitive aerospace and defense data, highlighting the growing cyber risks posed by third-party vendors and interconnected space industry supply chains.
Space ISAC’s review of 2026 threats examines how escalating geopolitical conflict, cyberattacks, AI-enabled threats, electronic warfare, supply chain vulnerabilities and increasingly contested orbits are reshaping the security and resilience of the global space sector.
Dr. David Voss of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center explores why mission architectures matter, how resilience is truly achieved in real-world operations, and what becomes possible as the space community advances toward a more connected, interoperable future.
Iran-linked threat actor Mirage Kitten has persistently targeted the global aerospace sector through sophisticated recruitment-themed social engineering, trusted infrastructure and evolving malware to steal sensitive information and maintain long-term access to aerospace, defense and telecom networks.
Dr. Kelly Backes of MITRE discusses how the space industry can prepare for the quantum era and which technologies have the greatest impact on the security and resilience of future space systems.
Britain’s new space strategy aims to strengthen sovereign capabilities, defense resilience and commercial growth while confronting gaps in launch, PNT, government expertise and its continued dependence on international partners.
Standardized cybersecurity frameworks are giving the space industry a common language to share threat intelligence, accelerate defenses and ultimately enable machine-to-machine protection against sophisticated attacks.
As Europe accelerates investment in sovereign satellite communications, IRIS², NATO’s HALO initiative and multi-orbit architectures are reshaping how governments balance resilience, security and commercial partnerships.
