-| Jay Allen
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The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How satellite mega-constellations are redrawing the lines of war, power, and sovereignty
medium.com
New on Medium:
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.
medium.com/@jayallenuk/...
#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.
medium.com/@jayallenuk/...
#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
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Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
www.independent.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Reports via @engadget.bsky.social suggest SpaceX’s Starshield satellites are using unauthorised frequencies. If true, it’s not just a regulatory issue, it’s a warning for how blurred the line between commercial and military orbit has become. #SpaceSecurity #LEO
www.engadget.com/science/spac...
www.engadget.com/science/spac...
SpaceX's Starshield satellites are reportedly transmitting signals on unauthorized frequencies
SpaceX's Starshield satellites might be violating international standards to transmit data to Earth.
www.engadget.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reports via @engadget.bsky.social suggest SpaceX’s Starshield satellites are using unauthorised frequencies. If true, it’s not just a regulatory issue, it’s a warning for how blurred the line between commercial and military orbit has become. #SpaceSecurity #LEO
www.engadget.com/science/spac...
www.engadget.com/science/spac...
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FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing
FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing
Agency aims to replace its default 'no' with default 'yes' while overhauling rules for operators
The US Federal Communications Commission has launched "Space Month," with Chairman Brendan Carr saying that "we'll replace a default to no at the agency to a default to yes" for satellite licensing requests.…
dlvr.it
October 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing
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🚀 Coming in 2026 - The Sky Is Full 🎙️
A documentary podcast on the satellite swarms reshaping life, politics, and war. From the Cold War to Silicon Valley, Ukraine’s battlefields to Chinese launch pads - how low Earth orbit became the world’s new high ground.
👉 theskyisfull.com
A documentary podcast on the satellite swarms reshaping life, politics, and war. From the Cold War to Silicon Valley, Ukraine’s battlefields to Chinese launch pads - how low Earth orbit became the world’s new high ground.
👉 theskyisfull.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚀 Coming in 2026 - The Sky Is Full 🎙️
A documentary podcast on the satellite swarms reshaping life, politics, and war. From the Cold War to Silicon Valley, Ukraine’s battlefields to Chinese launch pads - how low Earth orbit became the world’s new high ground.
👉 theskyisfull.com
A documentary podcast on the satellite swarms reshaping life, politics, and war. From the Cold War to Silicon Valley, Ukraine’s battlefields to Chinese launch pads - how low Earth orbit became the world’s new high ground.
👉 theskyisfull.com
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China's CGST has returned the favour, using its Jilin-1 sats to image a Maxar Worldview Legion 2 satellite. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3oGA5_HVKJ...
September 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
China's CGST has returned the favour, using its Jilin-1 sats to image a Maxar Worldview Legion 2 satellite. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3oGA5_HVKJ...
🚀 Thrilled to share I’ve signed with Potomac Books (Univ. of Nebraska Press) to publish my first book: Swarm: The Rise of Mega-Constellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit. Draft nearly done, publication planned for 2026. jayallen.pro
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🚀 Thrilled to share I’ve signed with Potomac Books (Univ. of Nebraska Press) to publish my first book: Swarm: The Rise of Mega-Constellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit. Draft nearly done, publication planned for 2026. jayallen.pro
China’s LEO ambitions get boost with more launches. www.space.com/space-explor...
China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video)
It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.
www.space.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
China’s LEO ambitions get boost with more launches. www.space.com/space-explor...
2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First
jayallen.pro/2030-war-in-... #militaryscenario #globalsecurity #2030
jayallen.pro/2030-war-in-... #militaryscenario #globalsecurity #2030
2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First
The first sign was not a missile launch, but a picture.
At 06:42 Taipei time, a high‑resolution satellite image surfaced on a public imagery feed: a line of grey hulls pushing east from the Chinese c...
jayallen.pro
August 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
2030: War in the Shadows: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing First
jayallen.pro/2030-war-in-... #militaryscenario #globalsecurity #2030
jayallen.pro/2030-war-in-... #militaryscenario #globalsecurity #2030
This is exactly what my research has been saying for sometime! The cyber/physical threats to satellites are real and need to be addressed! jayallen.pro
Why blow up satellites when you can just hack them?
Why blow up satellites when you can just hack them?
A pair of German researchers showed how easy it is
Black Hat Four countries have now tested anti-satellite missiles (the US, China, Russia, and India), but it's much easier and cheaper just to hack them.…
dlvr.it
August 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is exactly what my research has been saying for sometime! The cyber/physical threats to satellites are real and need to be addressed! jayallen.pro
@tnewtondunn.bsky.social Just wanted to say the last episode of your podcast with Gen Rainey was brilliant, a riveting listen! Hats off to you and Gen Sanders for what is turning out to be a defining series. I wondered if you had any future episodes planned on Taiwan or Space Security? Thanks!
August 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
@tnewtondunn.bsky.social Just wanted to say the last episode of your podcast with Gen Rainey was brilliant, a riveting listen! Hats off to you and Gen Sanders for what is turning out to be a defining series. I wondered if you had any future episodes planned on Taiwan or Space Security? Thanks!
Interesting news from Eutelsat raises questions on whether they can become a true competitor to Starlink? I have doubts. #Space #Spacesecurity
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/e...
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/e...
Eutelsat LEO revenue rockets 84%
: OneWeb constellation may be smaller, but it's suddenly looking like a safer bet for some
www.theregister.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Interesting news from Eutelsat raises questions on whether they can become a true competitor to Starlink? I have doubts. #Space #Spacesecurity
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/e...
www.theregister.com/2025/08/05/e...
New on Medium:
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.
medium.com/@jayallenuk/...
#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.
medium.com/@jayallenuk/...
#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How satellite mega-constellations are redrawing the lines of war, power, and sovereignty
medium.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New on Medium:
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.
medium.com/@jayallenuk/...
#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
The Orbital Swarm Is Already Here
How Mega-constellations are reshaping power in orbit.
Space isn’t quiet. It’s strategic.
medium.com/@jayallenuk/...
#Space #LEO #Geopolitics #Medium
Echoes of Armageddon: Why We’ve Stopped Fearing Nuclear War and Why That Should Worry Us
jayallen.pro/echoes-of-ar... #NuclearRisk #StrategicStability #ColdWarMemory #GlobalSecurity
jayallen.pro/echoes-of-ar... #NuclearRisk #StrategicStability #ColdWarMemory #GlobalSecurity
Echoes of Armageddon: Why We’ve Stopped Fearing Nuclear War and Why That Should Worry Us
Once, nuclear war haunted films, protests, and public imagination. Today, the fear has faded—but the threat hasn’t. This piece explores how we lost our nuclear anxiety, why that might be dangerous, an...
jayallen.pro
August 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Echoes of Armageddon: Why We’ve Stopped Fearing Nuclear War and Why That Should Worry Us
jayallen.pro/echoes-of-ar... #NuclearRisk #StrategicStability #ColdWarMemory #GlobalSecurity
jayallen.pro/echoes-of-ar... #NuclearRisk #StrategicStability #ColdWarMemory #GlobalSecurity
The sky is no longer quiet. I’ve spent the past year researching mega-constellations, Starlink, OneWeb, Guowang, and more. The result: Swarm, a new nonfiction book on power, space, and sovereignty. First chapter now live: jayallen.pro/2025/08/02/s... #Swarm #SpacePolicy
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Swarm: The Rise of Mega-Constellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit – Prologue
The Sky is Full © Jay Allen 2025 Above Ukraine, the Future Arrived Early In the opening days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war appeared to follow a familiar…
jayallen.pro
August 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The sky is no longer quiet. I’ve spent the past year researching mega-constellations, Starlink, OneWeb, Guowang, and more. The result: Swarm, a new nonfiction book on power, space, and sovereignty. First chapter now live: jayallen.pro/2025/08/02/s... #Swarm #SpacePolicy
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Pleased to share I’ve completed my MA in Global Security Studies at King's College London with Merit! It’s been a tough but fascinating journey balancing studies with work, and I’m especially proud of my research on space security, AI, and deterrence. Now to find a way to continue down this path!
July 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Pleased to share I’ve completed my MA in Global Security Studies at King's College London with Merit! It’s been a tough but fascinating journey balancing studies with work, and I’m especially proud of my research on space security, AI, and deterrence. Now to find a way to continue down this path!
Great article from IISS - China’s dual-use space sector goes global www.iiss.org/online-analy...
#spacesecurity #space
#spacesecurity #space
China’s dual-use space sector goes global
China’s capabilities related to becoming a space power have undergone remarkable improvement in the last two decades. With a global infrastructure of telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) stations and numerous cooperation agreements with other states, China is well positioned to continue its advancements with its new mid- and long-term development plan, to be announced next year.
www.iiss.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great article from IISS - China’s dual-use space sector goes global www.iiss.org/online-analy...
#spacesecurity #space
#spacesecurity #space
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🚀Meet INVICTUS – Europe’s new hypersonic test platform.
We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.
▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.
▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
July 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚀Meet INVICTUS – Europe’s new hypersonic test platform.
We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.
▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.
▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
Reposted by -| Jay Allen
INVICTUS builds upon earlier ESA-led technological developments and will provide a platform for industry, agencies, and academia to trial next-generation hypersonic technologies. #UKSC2025
🚀Meet INVICTUS – Europe’s new hypersonic test platform.
We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.
▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
We have joined forces with UK-based Frazer-Nash to kick off INVICTUS, a research programme with the goal of developing hypersonic technologies applicable to future reusable vehicles capable of horizontal launch.
▶️ esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
July 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
INVICTUS builds upon earlier ESA-led technological developments and will provide a platform for industry, agencies, and academia to trial next-generation hypersonic technologies. #UKSC2025
Europe’s bet on orbital sovereignty isn’t about rockets, it’s about rules.
My new blog post on how the EU Space Act reshapes allied deterrence:
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/07/08/e...
#SpacePolicy #EUspace #LEO #OrbitalSovereignty #Deterrence #Geopolitics #NATO #DualUse #SpaceSecurity #TechGovernance
My new blog post on how the EU Space Act reshapes allied deterrence:
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/07/08/e...
#SpacePolicy #EUspace #LEO #OrbitalSovereignty #Deterrence #Geopolitics #NATO #DualUse #SpaceSecurity #TechGovernance
Europe’s Orbital Awakening: How the EU Space Act Rewrites the Rules of Allied Deterrence
On June 20th, 2025, the European Commission quietly released a draft regulation that is one of the most geopolitically consequential documents of the year. Titled the EU Space Act, it mandates new …
jayallen.pro
July 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Europe’s bet on orbital sovereignty isn’t about rockets, it’s about rules.
My new blog post on how the EU Space Act reshapes allied deterrence:
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/07/08/e...
#SpacePolicy #EUspace #LEO #OrbitalSovereignty #Deterrence #Geopolitics #NATO #DualUse #SpaceSecurity #TechGovernance
My new blog post on how the EU Space Act reshapes allied deterrence:
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/07/08/e...
#SpacePolicy #EUspace #LEO #OrbitalSovereignty #Deterrence #Geopolitics #NATO #DualUse #SpaceSecurity #TechGovernance
Just starting to draft something on the EU Space Act and how it's quietly becoming Europe's declaration of orbital sovereignty. Thinking in terms of norms, deterrence, and allied divergence. Will post draft blog soon. Anyone interested? #SpacePolicy #EUspace #StrategicAutonomy #LEO #Deterrence
July 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Just starting to draft something on the EU Space Act and how it's quietly becoming Europe's declaration of orbital sovereignty. Thinking in terms of norms, deterrence, and allied divergence. Will post draft blog soon. Anyone interested? #SpacePolicy #EUspace #StrategicAutonomy #LEO #Deterrence
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Financial 'stretch' for UK to join Europe's Starlink rival, says minister
Financial 'stretch' for UK to join Europe's Starlink rival, says minister
Possibility of joining IRIS² remote as Britain grapples with fiscal squeeze
A UK minister has told Parliament that joining Europe's answer to Starlink — Elon Musk's satellite-based mobile internet service — would be a "stretch" given the nation's current financial challenges.…
dlvr.it
July 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Financial 'stretch' for UK to join Europe's Starlink rival, says minister
Following Ladders and Leverage and the UK Gov F35 announcement, here is my latest blog:
Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F‑35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence
How the UK is reshaping its nuclear role.
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/06/25/r...
#UKDefence #F35A #NuclearDeterrence
Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F‑35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence
How the UK is reshaping its nuclear role.
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/06/25/r...
#UKDefence #F35A #NuclearDeterrence
Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F-35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence
The UK’s announcement that it will procure F-35A Lightning II jets and formally commit to NATO’s nuclear sharing mission marks a subtle but significant shift in its approach to deterren…
jayallen.pro
June 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Following Ladders and Leverage and the UK Gov F35 announcement, here is my latest blog:
Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F‑35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence
How the UK is reshaping its nuclear role.
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/06/25/r...
#UKDefence #F35A #NuclearDeterrence
Rearming the Ladder: Britain’s F‑35A Move and the Return of Tactical Deterrence
How the UK is reshaping its nuclear role.
🔗 jayallen.pro/2025/06/25/r...
#UKDefence #F35A #NuclearDeterrence
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Bezos beams up batch two as Project Kuiper plays catch-up with Starlink
Bezos beams up batch two as Project Kuiper plays catch-up with Starlink
ULA's Atlas V deploys second load of Amazon's broadband satellites
The second batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites has launched, but Team Bezos has a long way to go to match the coverage of Elon Musk's Starlink.…
dlvr.it
June 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bezos beams up batch two as Project Kuiper plays catch-up with Starlink
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Eutelsat seeks €1.35B to boost LEO network and take the fight to Starlink
Eutelsat seeks €1.35B to boost LEO network and take the fight to Starlink
French satellite operator plans capital raise backed by state and key investors including Bharti
Satellite biz Eutelsat is looking to raise €1.35 billion ($1.55 billion) to grow its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network to take on Starlink and benefit from anticipated growth in demand for connectivity.…
dlvr.it
June 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Eutelsat seeks €1.35B to boost LEO network and take the fight to Starlink