{"id":26849,"date":"2026-04-06T16:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?post_type=insights&p=26849"},"modified":"2026-08-05T17:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:56:10","slug":"artemis-integrasys","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/insights\/artemis-integrasys\/","title":{"rendered":"From Artemis\u202fII to Ukraine: How space technologies are shaping modern warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humans have never travelled this far: today, April 6, the crew of the Artemis II mission will set a new record for the distance humans have travelled from Earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Orion spacecraft mission, carrying four North American astronauts, involves several partner companies. One of them is Spain\u2019s Integrasys, which is actively expanding its Ukrainian office and collaborating with the HUR, Skyeton, Infozahyst, and other players in Ukraine\u2019s defence tech ecosystem. In a partner column for Defender Media, Integrasys CEO \u00c1lvaro S\u00e1nchez explains the company\u2019s role in NASA\u2019s breakthrough mission \u2014 and how it connects to the war in Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA\u2019s Artemis\u202fII mission has successfully launched and is now executing a historic 10\u2011day crewed flight around the Moon \u2013 the first time humans have ventured beyond low Earth orbit in over 50\u202fyears. The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft are currently completing their lunar flyby and are on track to set a new distance record before returning to Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This milestone isn\u2019t just about rekindling human exploration of deep space. It also underscores how the advanced technologies developed for missions like Artemis\u202fII intersect with capabilities that are reshaping terrestrial conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish company Integrasys<\/a>, one of the commercial contributors to NASA\u2019s effort, is supporting Artemis\u202fII trajectory tracking with its Mission Track system \u2013 a capability that parallels tools used in defense for monitoring fast\u2011moving objects. The same precision in tracking spacecraft can be applied to missiles, drones, and other aerial systems, especially in environments where communications are degraded or contested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowhere is this cross\u2011domain relevance more evident than in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“One of our main goals is to build in Ukraine for Ukraine. We come to help\u201d.<\/strong> Interview with Integrasys CEO Alvaro Sanchez<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Electronic dominance on the modern battlefield<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since Russia\u2019s full\u2011scale invasion began in 2022, Ukraine has been operating under one of the most aggressive electronic warfare environments in recent history. Russian forces regularly jam GPS, disrupt satellite communications, and interfere with unmanned aerial systems that Ukrainian units rely on for surveillance and targeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New space\u2011derived technologies \u2013 such as NAVSHIELD GNSS<\/a>, which safeguards positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) signals against interference \u2013 have become crucial. In Ukraine, resilient PNT underpins the coordination of drone swarms, artillery fire control, and networked unit operations. Without robust PNT, entire operational chains can fail under heavy jamming. Ensuring these signals remain usable allows Ukrainian forces to maintain precision and cohesion even amid intense electronic attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing the battlefield through signals<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tools like GeoSig<\/a>, which focus on signal geolocation and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) constellation design, provide real\u2011time detection and placement of enemy emitters. Russian jammers, radars, and command systems all produce distinct electromagnetic signatures that can be geolocated from space or aerial platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once pinpointed, these emitters become actionable targets for strikes from drones or artillery \u2013 dramatically reducing the time between detection and engagement. In modern high\u2011intensity conflicts, this is the equivalent of spotting an enemy armored column in past wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustaining the network under fire<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s forces have built a networked approach to warfare, linking drones, long\u2011range fires, recon units, and command centers. Maintaining this network amid electronic interference is a constant struggle. Technologies such as digital antenna array optimizers (e.g., Beam Former<\/a>) help communications resist jamming by enhancing signal gain and rejecting noise, while optical solutions like Optilink<\/a> secure satellite links across land, sea, air, and space platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Integrasys’ products \/ Image provided by the company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These systems help keep operators, observers, and shooters connected even when adversaries aggressively target traditional networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing for GPS\u2011denied futures<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the most significant innovation is VeryFilingPNT<\/a>, which streamlines the design and licensing of alternative satellite constellations to deliver resilient PNT services. The war in Ukraine has exposed a vulnerability in modern militaries\u2019 reliance on a small set of navigation satellites like GPS \u2013 systems that adversaries are actively targeting. Diversified PNT constellations promise redundancy so that navigation and timing services remain available even when primary systems are compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Ukraine, access to such alternatives would boost the robustness of drone operations, guided fires, and autonomous systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more: <\/strong>Ukraine\u2019s Stetman to launch its own satellite constellation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

From Lunar orbits to Earth\u2019s front lines<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, Artemis\u202fII and the battlefield in Ukraine may seem worlds apart. Yet the underlying technologies \u2013 precision tracking, resilient communications, and sophisticated navigation \u2013 are part of the same rapidly evolving ecosystem. Advances driven by deep\u2011space exploration are already proving indispensable in contested terrestrial environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Signal of Integrasys\u2019 Role in the Artemis II Mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the Artemis program pushes the boundaries of space exploration, it also accelerates capabilities that influence the character of modern conflict. The lesson of Ukraine\u2019s war is unmistakable: in addition to traditional firepower, control over information, signals, and the electromagnetic spectrum increasingly determines success in combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From tracking lunar explorers to empowering soldiers in a jammed battlespace, space technology is quietly shaping the future of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alvaro Sanchez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO Integrasys
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