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5th edition of the exercise comes to an end
AsterX 2025: the 5th edition of the French military space exercise was held at the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in Toulouse from March 17 to 28, 2025.
April 01, 2025
Jamming against force satellites during AsterX
AsterX is tactical and operational training for all the French Space Command units, enabling them to continue qualifying for the military space operations with institutional, industrial and foreign partners.
March 26, 2025
AsterX 2025 in sketchs !
Known by his pseudonym "Lapin", this French Air and Space artist was on the floor of the AsterX 2025 exercise to create illustrations.
AsterX 2025 in sketch!Together to defend space
Space is a contested strategic domain
Multiple actors, increasing risks, growing threats
Our military space capabilities expand
In order to deny hostile acts in orbit
Monitoring, protecting, and defending space is an absolute necessity
Space support for military operations is essential
It provides military forces with a decisive operational advantage
And contributes to success on the battlefield
Developing operator expertise
Conducting thorough training in conjunction with other domains
Testing operational capabilities and processes
Exploring additional industrial solutions
Strenghtening allied cooperation and interoperability
Together to defend space
AsterX 2025 : the French military space operations planning and execution exercise
AsterX 2025 figures
1 exercise
... unique in Europe, illustrating the role France intends to play in the military space domain.
170 participants
... confronted with a complex realistic simulated space environment, interconnected with other domains.
18 simulated events
... in all orbits, requiring multi-domain approach (MDO).
3 environments represented
... to maintain a sufficient level of space support to operations while taking into account all the other constraints and actions.
12 foreign partners
... because working towards a safe and peaceful space is a major challenge that must be tackled collectively.
Presentation of AsterX 2025
AsterX 2025 is a french space military exercise for space operations planning and implementation.
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