Could you imagine?

It's good that we're investing into a Starlink alternative. Don't be fooled into thinking that what's being done is anywhere near sufficient, in time, or even the right thing at all.

It's not only that current solutions aren't holding up in terms of redundance, bandwidth, coverage, and speed. It's that our planned systems for 2030-2040 are already outdated today.

We're playing the same old game: extensive requirements writing, handing tons of money to one or two prime contractors with a proven track record of sluggish execution and cost overruns, and avoiding industry building like the plague.

An open standard with many suppliers is the more elegant option, plus it kills two birds with one stone, by building industry instead of just feeding the same fat pigeons.

But that would require a mindset change, so we stay in our procurement comfort zone.

We've recently updated the TECH WARS Deep Dive "Germany's Rise as a Space Power" with information about Germany's latest attempt at getting space-based comms right.

In the article you'll read how exactly it compares to the US, and why. And what's missing to establish resilience and deterrence.

This is taking place all across Europe. Just imagine how many coffees you could have if your tax money wouldn't be wasted for this.

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