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France announces new space defence command

This will help "to better protect our satellites, including in an active way," President Macron says.
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France will set up a new space defence command in September, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.

Speaking a day before the annual Bastille Day celebrations, Mr Macron said that the command would help to "better protect our satellites, including in an active way".

Analysts say this marks a switch from a defensive to an offensive posture.

Mr Macron's proposal follows similar moves by the US, China and Russia in recent years.

Last year, US President Donald Trump ordered the formation of a sixth branch of the country's armed forces - a "space force".

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He said it would be unacceptable to let either China or Russia lead in space,

What did President Macron say?
He told the country's military brass the new space command would replace the current joint space command set up in 2010.

"We will strengthen our knowledge of the space situation, we will better protect our satellites, including in an active way," the president said.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks in Paris. Photo: 13 July 2019
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionPresident Macron said the renewed military focus on space was a "true national security issue" for France
"And to give substance to this doctrine, to ensure the development and reinforcement of our space capabilities, a large space command will be created next September within the Air Force, which will eventually become the Air and Space Force."

President Macron also talked of reinforcing strategic autonomy within a European framework, which analysts see as an attempt to make sure the European Union is not edged out by American and other competition.

The European Space Agency launch site at Kourou in French Guiana gives France a leading role in space - one that President Macron is determined to preserve, correspondents say.
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Now the robot arms will fly a little white flag in case of International/AyyLMAO aggression.
 
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But it's still going to be part of their Armee de l'Air, so what's the point in this reorganization. Just to give full control to the Air Force?
 
whelp, guess I'll get ready for the incoming alien invasion after they surrender the minute they're confronted.
 
Come on, all these "the French are all cowards" jokes are beating a hole into the Earth's core at this point (because the dead horse was already obliterated and people didn't stop, you see).

Now, the smart people would make a joke like "the French will build a gigantic Maginot Line surrounding the planet at it's equator, not accounting for the fact that there's a third dimension in space".
 
Nah, the real joke is that it's another situation where France makes fun of the US for being a bunch of dumb-dumbs and then immediately follows suit.
 
BRB, reprogramming the old video game Missile Commando so it's space based and you fire french bread missiles of peace against the enemy incoming volleys.
 
HeyYou dijo:
Nah, the real joke is that it's another situation where France makes fun of the US for being a bunch of dumb-dumbs and then immediately follows suit.
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And the media pretends it was all a French idea from the start....
 
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