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Sky s the limit as space drills show off French military prowess Issued on: 12/03/2021 - 17:44 France s Aster X space drills are part of a 5 billion euro defence strategy bringing together the country’s military and civilian space arms. REUTERS - STEPHANE MAHE 4 min France has staged its first military drills in space, testing its orbital combat capabilities as Paris works to cement its position as the world’s third-biggest space power. Advertising Read more Eighteen hypothetical “crisis events were simulated this week, including an attack on a French satellite by foreign agents wanting to capture its data or destroy it, and wayward space debris penetrating the atmosphere and threatening the population.

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