Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Space underpins modern military operations, but as the domain becomes increasingly contested, assured access and resilient architecture can no longer be assumed.
ASPI Senior Analyst Dr Malcolm Davis sat down with Major General Greg Novak AM, Commander of Defence Space Command, Professor Melissa de Zwart, Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and Professor of Space Law and Governance at the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources at Adelaide University, and Motoya Nakamura, Head of Satellite Constellation Project Group at IHI corporation.
They discussed how Australia, Japan and their partners are strengthening cooperation across the space domain to enhance resilience, support coalition operations and ensure assured access.
Space underpins modern military operations, but as the domain becomes increasingly contested, assured access and resilient architecture can no longer be assumed.
ASPI Senior Analyst Dr Malcolm Davis sat down with Major General Greg Novak AM, Commander of Defence Space Command, Professor Melissa de Zwart, Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and Professor of Space Law and Governance at the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources at Adelaide University, and Motoya Nakamura, Head of Satellite Constellation Project Group at IHI corporation.
They discussed how Australia, Japan and their partners are strengthening cooperation across the space domain to enhance resilience, support coalition operations and ensure assured access.
