Russia Operationalizes Co-Orbital Anti-Satellite Systems (arstechnica.com)

• US Space Command confirms operational status of Russian co-orbital ASATs
• Increased threat to critical European orbital infrastructure
• Strategic requirement for enhanced space domain awareness

"US Space Command has confirmed that Russia has operationalized co-orbital anti-satellite (ASAT) weaponry. These assets are capable of maneuvering into proximity with target satellites to conduct interference or kinetic destruction. This move represents a shift in orbital warfare, threatening the integrity of global communications, navigation, and reconnaissance grids. For Europe, this mandates a rapid acceleration of defensive measures for its sovereign satellite networks, including IRIS² and secure space situational awareness capabilities to counter non-kinetic and kinetic threats in the space domain."