The United States wanted to help Europe create its own space force, which requires huge resources. This was announced by the commander of the United States Space Forces, General Chance Saltzman.
According to him, the United States wanted to “lay the foundations” for a European space force.
“Separation and creation of a new service [космических сил] requires significant resources. “Even in the United States, where we think we have more resources, we underestimated what it would take.” – said the commander during a trip to Europe, his words were quoted by the Financial Times newspaper.
The publication reports that in 2023, British Air Marshal Pablo Godofredo He was put in charge of partnering NATO allies with the United States Space Force. The publication notes that Saltzman’s trip to Europe is dedicated to strengthening cooperation with allies to increase the “deterrence potential” in the face of the risk of conflict situations in space with China and Russia, TASS reports.
