Air and Space Power conference concludes (2022)

Summary

This article by Defence News makes the following points:

• The two-day conference examined resilience and innovation in an increasingly contested air and space power environment.
• Defence Minister Peter Dutton used the event to officially announce the establishment of Defence Space Command, with Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts as its inaugural Commander.
• Mr Dutton said significant change across the geopolitical, societal and technological spectrums had made it vital to harness collective expertise to shape and deliver air and space power.
• ASPCon22 featured an Innovation Expo to connect cutting-edge research and innovation from Defence, research institutions, academia, start-ups and industry.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• Australia and New Zealand should help their island neighbours get into space | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• What is Australia's space division, and why is it in the military? | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• MAR 2022  Russia and China give Australia’s space commander the need for speed—ASPI
• MAR 2022  Defence Minister Peter Dutton flags future US-style Space Force for Australia—ABC
• MAR 2022  Australia launches Space Command division—Sky News
• MAR 2022 US says Australia an important ally in deterring space hostility from China, Russia—Canberra Times   

Source Information:

• Article Source: Defence News (Australia)
• Media Check: Defence News - accessibility (No Media Bias Fact Check)
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