Overview

• In his first international interview since taking command, Maj. Gen. Vincent Chusseau reported a sharp rise in disruptive actions against satellites since 2022.
• He identified Russia as particularly active and said jamming, lasers and cyberattacks have become commonplace, though Moscow denies deploying weapons in space.
• Chusseau noted China’s rapid expansion of constellations and development of new modes of action.
• Canada’s military space chief said more than 200 anti-satellite weapons are now in orbit.
• Europe is boosting resilience and active defenses, with Germany planning a multi‑orbit constellation targeting a first stage by 2029 and France pursuing patrol demonstrators and surface‑to‑space capabilities to deny and disrupt adversaries.