ESA Director General Highlights Defence and Cybersecurity in Space (esa.int)

• ESA identifies space as critical for European defence.
• Cybersecurity of satellites is a growing priority.
• Closer ESA-NATO-EU cooperation on space security to follow.

"ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher addressed the General Assembly, stressing the strategic importance of space assets for European defence and cybersecurity. He called for greater integration of military and cyber resilience into space programmes."