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Please join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense practice for a public conversation on “The National Security Implications of Small Satellites,” on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET via Zoom. Register by clicking the button above.
This event will feature the launch of a new report titled “Small Satellites: The Implications for National Security” by Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades and produced in partnership with Thales. It will explore how the small satellite revolution—or the commercial-led launch of smaller and lower-cost satellites—is impacting space security, and how the US government can keep pace.
The Earth’s most congested orbits are witnessing an influx of thousands (soon to be tens of thousands) small satellites. Small satellites are manufactured at a lower cost and can field significant defense capabilities, increasing the size and resilience of constellations today. China and Russia recognize this paradigm shift and are using laser “dazzling” and cyberattacks to target US space assets.
We’ll be joined by a panel of experts and formal officials to discuss how the United States and its allies can refresh their commercial relationships to harness the advantages of small satellites, as well as ensure safe and secure access to and in space amid the small satellite revolution.
We hope you can join us for this timely discussion. To receive the virtual Zoom link, register by completing the registration form below.
Read the report
Welcome remarks by
President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council
Chief Executive Officer, Thales North America
A panel featuring
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Forward Defense, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Professor, Homeland Security Program, Penn State University
Policy Chief and Legislative Affairs Director, Space Development Agency, US Department of Defense
Associate Professor of International Relations, Space Policy/Warfare Expert, and Director for Postgraduate Teaching and International Relations, School of History, Politics, and International Relations, University of Leicester
Chief Executive Officer, COMSPOC; Co-Founder, Analytical Graphics, Inc.
Moderated by
Senior Staff Writer, SpaceNews
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