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Japan's military space buildup reveals increasingly offensive posture - China Military Online
Why it matters
Japan's offensive military space posture shifts the regional balance-of-power calculus and raises the salience of allied space capabilities in a potential Taiwan contingency. This development strengthens the case for Australian investment in space-based surveillance, resilient communications, and missile-defence integration under AUKUS, particularly as China's counterspace doctrine becomes more aggressive and the Alliance surface fleet faces longer-range threats.
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