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 agreement, inked during a NATO meeting, assigns OHB to lead system develo...
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 post‑COVID and private capital funding, the facility aims to produce up t...
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 and the Middle East. The firm has launched 54 satellites to date and ...
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 antenna.Deep-space missions increasingly require higher data throughpu...
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 missions. The first phase, Oasis‑1, aims to generate high‑resolution comp...
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 work) (~€40 million).Europe has long lagged in reusability; this is a c...
ESA voice raises antitrust concern over European satellite consolidation Senior ESA leadership publicly warned that proposed consolidation among Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales to form a ~€10B satellite systems JV might “reduce market choice” even as...
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 satellite assets under one national champion. Hispasat delivers broad...