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ASPI Defence Conference tackles Australia’s space security risks

ASPI The Strategist Institutional·2026-07-15AUS DefenceP6: Defence SurgeP7: Alliance Architecture
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Australia's Space Command is explicitly framing space as a warfighting domain and signalling policy alignment toward operational doctrine and resilience. This reflects evolving strategic posture on a critical enabler for ADF joint operations and allied (especially US/Japan) interoperability, which underpins Australian deterrence and force projection.

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