EU explores new military intelligence satellites to reduce US trust

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Brussels examines the establishment of a new satellite network to provide military intelligence, and the United States has collapsed on European defense commitment.

The system aims to replace the US capabilities in part, President Donald stressed Europe’s reliability to America after taking a break in the exploration of Trump this month.

“If we take into account the changes in geopolitical situation, the European Commission reviews the expansion of satellite opportunities to improve the support of placement intelligence,” Protection and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said.

The new satellite network will be used to detect threats as forces and coordinate military actions. The discussions have begun, but Lithuania needs a network to complete other programs used for navigation and location observation.

More frequently updated information from the low orbit copernician, which follows climate change and natural disasters, but creates pictures every 24 hours every 24 hours.

Kubilius, who accepted the time to be expensive and time to build, said he would ask the member states if they want the “temporary trade approach”.

“We are looking to create a certain system as an Earth Surveillance Service. There would be high technology and high data.” The system will operate in low ground orbit. Such networks require dozens of satellites.

According to him, the best commercial systems can watch each 30 minutes with their goals and military updates.

The commission also buys its own orbit broadband network in low ground orbit. This year will complete the GovsatCom program that will close Member State systems.

Kubilius spoke to the commission of a defense plan next week. The commission won 150 billion euros from 150 billion euros in loans to Member States and will allow them to rule out certain defense costs from financial rules, which is more than 650 billion euros.

The plan done by FT would allow member states to ask Commission to buy weapons, required to provide better prices.

The commission still needs to be limited to how to restrict the spending, but President Ursula Von Der will be spent on European products.

Kubilius said that countries in this road are included in the countries within Norway and “I hope”.

Turkey said, “It is still under discussion.” However, he noted that Polish Prime Minister Donald TAKK, who was a rotating chairman of the EU, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “Any characters” “

He said it could be used to buy weapons from Ukraine for the armed forces. Half of the West’s price and, of course, support the Ukrainian economy, “he said.

Kubilius said the plan will emphasize the EU countries dependent on the United States. These include airship, air-air refueling and air warning and control.

Would prioritize a missile defense system that could cost 500 billion euros.

“We are naked.” “Shall we develop each country only or collectively? I feel better to coordinate the joint system to cover the whole area. But it is not for us to decide.”