OCT 15
1 ITEM
Germany and France Seal Deal on Satellite Early Warning System Odin’s Eye
Germany and France signed an implementation pact on Oct 15 for the “Odin’s Eye” satellite early warning architecture meant to rapidly detect missile launches from space. The agr...
REUTERS
Defense
Europe
Space Situational Awareness
OCT 8
1 ITEM
Iceye Eyes New Funding Round Valued at $2.5B Amid Security Tailwinds
European radar imaging startup Iceye is reportedly considering a fresh funding round at a $2.5 billion valuation, reflecting elevated demand from defense customers across Europe...
OCT 7
1 ITEM
Thales Alenia Space Breaks Ground on €100M Italian Satellite Factory
Thales Alenia Space and the Italian government plan to launch operations at a new 21,000 m² satellite manufacturing plant near Rome by end‑2025. Backed by €100 million in EU pos...
REUTERS
Europe
Thales Alenia
OCT 5
1 ITEM
ESA opens new deep‑space antenna at New Norcia, Australia
The European Space Agency (ESA) inaugurated a fourth global deep-space antenna, located at New Norcia in Western Australia, featuring a 40-meter dish as the site’s second major ...
ABC
Europe
Space Exploration
SEP 30
1 ITEM
Blue Origin & Luxembourg Partner on “Oasis-1” Lunar Resource Mapping Mission
Blue Origin announced “Project Oasis” in partnership with Luxembourg to map and assess key lunar resources (water ice, He‑3, rare earths, radionuclides) via orbit and ground mis...
BLUEORIGIN
Blue Origin
Cislunar
Europe
SEP 29
1 ITEM
ESA & Avio ink reusable upper stage demonstration contract
The European Space Agency signed a contract with Avio (Italy) for a 24‑month development to mature technologies for a reusable upper stage demonstrator (flight ground segment w...
ESA
Europe
Launch
SEP 26
1 ITEM
ESA voice raises antitrust concern over European satellite consolidation
ESA voice raises antitrust concern over European satellite consolidation Senior ESA leadership publicly warned that proposed consolidation among Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales to ...
REUTERS
Europe
Regulatory
SEP 17
1 ITEM
European consolidation: Indra Sistemas acquires majority in Hispasat; pushes satellite autonomy
Indra’s move to acquire control of Hispasat (Spain’s main commercial satcom operator) and 50% of Hisdesat (Spain’s defense/government satcom provider) consolidates the country’s...
FT
Europe
