Allied Persistent Surveillance from Space Initiative (APSS)

2023: Program Establishment Agreement

On February 15, 2023, representatives of 16 of 30 countries NATO signed an agreement on the creation of a common satellite intelligence network. The project of a single satellite intelligence network was joined Sweden by and, and the launch Finland is scheduled for 2025.

British Ministry of Defence In reported that the purpose of the agreement called Allied Persistent Surveillance from Space Initiative (APSS) is to create a joint grouping of national and commercial, space satellites which will be called Aquila. According to the military department, a single satellite intelligence network will optimize the process of collecting, analyzing and disseminating data arrays collected in space for use by the alliance's command structure. The fund created for financing Aquila Luxembourg has already contributed €16.5 million.

Allied Persistent Surveillance from Space Initiative (APSS) scheduled to launch in 2025

This project is also an excellent example of civil-military cooperation that complements our intelligence tools. For space reconnaissance, special space systems, species and electronic reconnaissance are used. Existing species reconnaissance systems function in low orbits and can conduct both survey and detailed reconnaissance, "explained NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoane.

According to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who told him at a press conference at NATO headquarters Brussels in February 15, 2023, "the initiative comes from the fact that the space sphere is becoming increasingly saturated and competitive." The agreement was signed,,,,,,, Luxembourg Belgium Bulgaria Canada France Greece Hungary Italy,,,,,,,,,. Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Spain Turkey As NATO specified, the Great Britain USA initiative is also supported by Sweden and Finland, according to forecasts, the countries will join the military-political bloc by the fall of 2023.^[1]

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