The Dutch company has been contracted by Germany’s Diehl Defence to contribute to the design and evaluation of advanced liquid propulsion systems for the interceptor’s kinetic vehicle. Its work will focus on feasibility assessments, propellant system architecture, and subsystem-level innovations.
“As a Dutch company with a strong heritage in space propulsion, Dawn Aerospace represents the type of sovereign industrial capability Europe can increasingly leverage to strengthen its strategic autonomy and defence resilience,” said Jeroen Wink, Co-founder and Director of Dawn Aerospace. “Supporting HYDEF aligns with our commitment to a stronger Europe.”
Dawn Aerospace Netherlands has delivered more than 40 in-space propulsion systems to customers in countries including France, the United States, India, Italy and Japan. The company said it believes this makes it the fastest-growing supplier of green propulsion systems to satellite manufacturers globally, a technology seen as critical for high-performance and rapid-response manoeuvring in space.
The HYDEF project brings together 13 partners across seven European countries and is designed to enhance Europe’s ability to respond to emerging high-speed missile threats. Dawn’s involvement marks an expansion of its role in European defence and space programmes.
