Space command of the French Air and Space Force
Military unit
TheFrench Space Command (French :Commandement de l'Espace , CdE) is a formation of theFrench Air and Space Force , which deals with space issues. It supersedes the Joint Space Command, which was created in 2010.
A formation of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, the JSC is placed under the authority of theChief of the Defence Staff (France) . Within the Defense staff, it is under the supervision of the Deputy Chief of Operations.
The JSC:[ 1]
contributes to the national space policy, in coordination with the Directorate General of International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS); contributes to the operations in coordination with military operators: the Command of Air Defense and Air Operations (CDAOA), theJoint Directorate of Infrastructure Networks and Defense Information Systems (DIRISI) and theDirectorate of Military Intelligence (DRM) ; is responsible for coordinating defining guidelines for the use of French space capabilities available to the Ministry of the Armed Forces; shapes the future by federating the expression of operational needs and participates in the development and the implementation of space capability acquisition strategies with theDirectorate-General for Armament (DGA) using the French Space Agency: theNational Center for Space Studies (CNES) ; deals with all European, international and multilateral military cooperation for matters regarding space; orients the space situational awareness efforts, while this spatial situation is produced by the CDAOA. French space assets [ edit ] France possesses all major kinds of military assets :
Earth observation: Signal intelligence satellite; Satellite communication: Space situation awareness: In relation with its German and Italian partners, France can access SAR imagery, respectivelySAR-Lupe andCOSMO-SkyMed .
The JSC was created in 2010.[ 2]
General de division Yves Arnaud (2010–2014)Général de brigade aérienne Jean-Daniel Testé (2014–2017)Général de brigade aérienne Jean-Pascal Breton (2017–2018) Général de brigade aérienne Michel Friedling (2018–2022) Général de brigade aérienne Philippe Adam (2022–present)
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