A connected battlespace aims to enable seamless, real-time connectivity between various military assets across all domains of contemporary warfare. Such a program, however, cannot be accomplished without the use of space-based assets that are designed to store and transmit data; enable communications, surveillance and imagery; and bolster interoperability between different military forces and services. Given recent technological advancements, coupled with international interest and the diminishing cost of launching satellites into low Earth orbit, this article explores the opportunities and drawbacks associated with the Canadian Armed Forces’ embrace of novel space-based technologies. Following dozens of consultations and a stakeholder workshop held with academic, industry and policy experts, we argue that developing, procuring and exploiting these capabilities is essential for Canada’s future force development, augmenting situational awareness in a pan-domain environment, and retaining a degree of sovereignty in an era marked by disruptive technologies, strategic uncertainty and great power competition.

互联战场旨在实现当代战争所有领域的各种军事资产之间的无缝、实时连接。然而，如果不使用旨在存储和传输数据的天基资产，就无法完成这样的计划；启用通信、监视和图像；加强不同军队和军种之间的互操作性。鉴于最近的技术进步，加上国际利益和将卫星发射到近地轨道的成本不断下降，本文探讨了与加拿大武装部队采用新型天基技术相关的机遇和弊端。在与学术、行业和政策专家举行了数十次磋商和利益相关者研讨会之后，我们认为，发展、