Swarm
The Rise of Megaconstellations and the Battle for Low Earth Orbit
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Potomac Books Inc
Publishing:1st Jan '27
£28.99
This title is due to be published on 1st January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Swarm explores the rise of thousands of networked satellites in low Earth orbit, whose proliferation has reshaped communications, deterrence, and global power. From early deployments like Starlink and OneWeb to a growing wave of planned systems from nations and commercial players, Swarm traces how commercial ambition and state strategy are becoming inseparable in orbit.
As the infrastructure of modern society shifts above the atmosphere, so too do the theaters of influence, competition, and conflict. Low Earth orbit is no longer a scientific playground or telecommunications niche; it is the new high ground, increasingly contested, congested, and consequential. Providing technological analysis and strategic insight, Jay Allen sheds light on how the decisions made over the next decade regarding orbit technology will shape the security and sovereignty of Earth below.
"In a single generation we have progressed from a rudimentary Sputnik to more than ten thousand active orbiting satellites—dominated by Starlink—which have transformed our lives. Swarm offers an absorbing, perceptive history and a prophetic analysis of the global impact of the satellite revolution and our unrelenting reliance on this ever-evolving technology."—Colin Burgess, author of Shattered Dreams: The Lost and Canceled Space Missions and editor of the Outward Odyssey series on spaceflight
"Swarm, by Jay Allen, provides an insightful and gripping account of how commercial satellite swarms transformed space into a contested battlefield. Ranging from the war in Ukraine to rising U.S.-China tensions, the book reveals how orbit became infrastructure, how power shifted to private constellations, and why the next great conflict may unfold above us."—Louis A. Del Monte, author of War at the Speed of Light: Directed-Energy Weapons and the Future of Twenty-First-Century Warfare
ISBN: 9781640127173
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272 pages