How Space Connectivity Strengthens Community Resilience

This session focuses on four linked themes: resilience, augmentation, connectivity, and society. Resilience remains the top priority for military satellite communications, but augmentation and improved connectivity will shape future systems and have broad social and economic effects. Satellites also support civilian communications, commerce, emergency services, and access to information, while the industry creates skilled jobs, drives innovation and benefits communities. Delivering practical, affordable systems requires strong supply-chain partnerships, sustained R&D, and close industry-academia collaboration aligned with manufacturing and programme delivery. Key Takeaways - Explore the capabilities needed for resilient, augmented satellite communications across defence and civil applications - Understand the key trade-offs between performance, resilience, cost and scalability - Discover how collaboration can turn capability into real security and societal value