Enfin, ça urge!

I should have made a polymarket bet

4) Active defense in space. Reversible and irreversible effects, on short notice, from the ground or from orbit. Will allow for varied response options to control escalation

The military space C2 will have a backup and be connected to other C2 and early warning. It will be interoperable with NATO and allied

3) SSA/SDA, with sensors on the ground in mainland France and overseas territories (at low and high latitudes), and on orbit.

2)core sovereign capabilities must become more robust and reactive. Future capacities will be more modular, split among more orbits. Responsive launch of backup satellites will be introduced, along with resilient, flexible constellations for connectivity and intelligence

It will balance hardening assets, switching to secondary systems, increased security standards and private-public sharing of capabilities. A yearly exercise will be conducted

The full strategy has been published in French: www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/...

Announces a minister in charge of space at the cabinet level, and a summit in paris with germany, italy and other europeans for april 2026

European preference shall be mandatory for all institutional missions. Governance must be reformed, with the European Union taking the lead at a political level, and ESA acting ad the technical expert, like for IRIS2.

5) cooperation, especially within the EU. EU architectures must be competitive, so get rid of geographic return policies. Critical mass is needed, so Macron welcomes the merger of the space divisions of Airbus Thales and Leonardo.

4) science and exploration: from global warming to astrophysics, you should not cut funding because you don't like the results

3) defense

2) industrial base: old space and new space must work together, consolidation is needed in some sectors, innovation in all

The national strategy has 5 pillars:
1) independent access to space
On the short term it means Ariane 6 must be competitive, on longer term reuse and small launchers are critical