Summary:
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Seventeen NATO members signed a memorandum for the Alliance Persistence Surveillance from Space (APSS) program, aiming to enhance space-based intelligence sharing.
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The initiative will see over $1 billion invested in leveraging commercial and national space assets, creating a “virtual constellation” for improved monitoring accuracy and timeliness.
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The U.S. and sixteen other nations will contribute to integrating and exploiting space data, advancing NATO’s innovation and engagement with the space industry.
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