Historic decision: Ukraine builds military capabilities in the space domain

Abstract

Historic decision: Ukraine builds military capabilities in the space domain

The authors of the article emphasize the need to increase Ukraine's space capabilities to achieve powerful technological advantages in the military sphere, without which it is impossible to ensure the proper defense capability of the state in modern conditions. A retrospective analysis is provided and the current potential of Ukraine for the development of the military space domain is assessed. The authors’ vision of the first steps on the part of the state in achieving the ambitious goals of creating a national satellite group, Ukraine’s own system of situational awareness and control of outer space, and the integration of space systems into defense technologies is presented.

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Horbulin V.P., Badrak V.V. Historic decision: Ukraine builds military capabilities in the space domain. Visn. Nac. Akad. Nauk Ukr. 2025. (5): 3—10. https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2025.05.003