| Subject | US | NATO |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation | Separate service and command | Space Centre, coordination; no satellites of its own |
| Offensive | Explicit: offensive space control / offensive space operations | Not named as a NATO task; the emphasis is defensive |
| Support | Space force enhancement / PNT, ISR, SATCOM … | Space support to operations |
| Awareness | Space domain awareness | Space domain awareness |
| Doctrine | JP 3-14 (2023), Spacepower (2020) | AJP-3.3 Ed. C (2026), AJP-3.29 in development |
Key point
Within NATO, countries use different words for the same thing. An analyst or planner must know both vocabularies — and know that "space control" in American documents includes offensive means.