LEO Satellite Communications for Military Use and Communication Sovereignty: Legal and Regulatory Framework Improvement 


Vol. 51,  No. 2, pp. 427-437, Feb.  2026
10.7840/kics.2026.51.2.427


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With the advent of the 21st-century New Space era, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications have emerged as a core technology for military communications, with Starlink demonstrating its strategic value during the Ukraine War. However, dependence on foreign private companies poses serious security threats, including loss of control, intelligence leakage, data sovereignty infringement, and unilateral service termination. This study analyzes the jurisdictional gaps in current legislation and derives advanced models by comparing regulatory cases from the EU, Australia, the U.S., and NATO. Based on this analysis, the study proposes four key legal reform measures: mandatory licensing for foreign operators, ground station installation requirements, dedicated military network enhancement, and securing wartime priority access rights.

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[IEEE Style]

S. W. Kim, "LEO Satellite Communications for Military Use and Communication Sovereignty: Legal and Regulatory Framework Improvement," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 427-437, 2026. DOI: 10.7840/kics.2026.51.2.427.

[ACM Style]

Seon Woong Kim. 2026. LEO Satellite Communications for Military Use and Communication Sovereignty: Legal and Regulatory Framework Improvement. The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, 51, 2, (2026), 427-437. DOI: 10.7840/kics.2026.51.2.427.

[KICS Style]

Seon Woong Kim, "LEO Satellite Communications for Military Use and Communication Sovereignty: Legal and Regulatory Framework Improvement," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 427-437, 2. 2026. (https://doi.org/10.7840/kics.2026.51.2.427)
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