China could ‘take out’ Australian satellites says new head of Defence’s space command

But experts warn again accelerating an upward spiral towards a less stable and more risky space environment'

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The new head of the defence force's space command says she is scared" by the activities of China and Russia and concerned by Australia's current inability to combat those threats.

Air vice-marshal Cath Roberts on Tuesday warned that a Beijing-controlled satellite could, for example, easily take out the NBN for [regional] Australia".