USSPACECOM and Australian Defence Space Command Sign Enhanced Space Cooperation MOU

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, and Royal Australian Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts, commander of the Australian Defence Space Command, sign an enhanced space cooperation memorandum of understanding between USSPACECOM and Australian Defence Space Command at Space Symposium 38 in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 20, 2023. The ESC MOU is a non-legally binding framework for deepened military cooperation in the space domain. Through these cooperative efforts, the United States and Australia will continue to improve coordination and interoperability to maintain freedom of action in space, optimize resources, and enhance mission assurance and resilience. USSPACECOM, working with Allies and partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats. (U.S. Space Command photo by Mass Communications Specialist First Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)