Space and Strategic Technologies

Outer space has emerged as one of the most strategically significant domains of modern geopolitical competition and military planning. Satellite infrastructure now underpins global communications, navigation systems, missile warning networks, intelligence gathering, battlefield surveillance, precision targeting, financial systems, and strategic military coordination. As major powers accelerate the militarisation of space, strategic competition is increasingly extending beyond terrestrial domains into orbital and extra-atmospheric environments.

The Space and Strategic Technologies category serves as CNAWS’ specialised research hub for analysing military space capabilities, anti-satellite systems, orbital competition, strategic surveillance architectures, and emerging technologies influencing future security environments. The category examines the growing role of space-based ISR systems, satellite resilience, space deterrence, military-commercial integration, strategic communications infrastructure, and the evolving doctrine of space warfare.

In addition to space security, the category also explores broader strategic technologies shaping long-term military competition, including quantum systems, advanced sensing technologies, high-end surveillance ecosystems, and next-generation strategic infrastructure. Through long-term strategic analysis and future-oriented assessments, CNAWS seeks to evaluate how technological advancements in space and strategic systems are transforming deterrence, intelligence, military operations, and global power projection.