Swarm of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for acoustic surveillance.

Ejecting and controlling an aerial drone from a deepwater submarine.

Created in 2021, AsterX is a military exercise aimed at providing tactical and operational training for the units of French Space Command (CDE) in military space operations. A selection of photos and notes from previous years are provided here.

Statement from GDA Philippe ADAM, French Space Commander

Joint Statement from the Combined Space Operations Initiative’s Principals’ Board Meeting in Italy to Advance Space Security

AsterX 2025

From March 17 to 28, the fifth edition of the French military space exercise AsterX will be held. Organized by the French Space Command (CDE), the event will bring together 170 French and foreign c...

On March 31, 2023, General Bonnemaison, with the support of the European Defence Agency, invites the European Cyber Commanders to the third meeting of the European Cyber Commanders Strategic Conference (CYBERCO).

The Académie de défense de l'École militaire – the French Defence University – is a flexible, federative structure dedicated to the development and promotion of French training, research and doctrine in the field