IRIS² is expected to provide Eutelsat with access to more than twice OneWeb’s current capacity and a new generation of capabilities.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has set out plans to strengthen Europe’s autonomy in space through an expanded IRIS² satellite network and greater private investment.
Airbus Defence and Space has signed an initial contract to design and build the first layer of satellites for Europe’s sovereign IRIS² constellation.
BlackSky has been chosen as the exclusive supplier of very high-resolution electro-optical satellites for a $1 billion space intelligence programme.
Polish space company EYCORE has released the first Earth imagery from EYCORE-1, its synthetic aperture radar satellite.
The UK has consolidated £7.8 billion of planned space investment under a new strategy that places defence and national security at the centre of government policy.
BlackSky Technology is advancing automated non-Earth imaging for its Gen-3 satellites, extending the company’s intelligence business into orbital surveillance.
Northrop Grumman has launched its first Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods, broadening its in-space capabilities from satellite life extension to autonomous servicing, repair, refueling and assembly.
German space company OHB has secured a contract worth nearly €1 billion from SES to develop and manufacture 18 medium Earth orbit satellite platforms for the European Union’s IRIS² secure connectivity programme.
Kongsberg will deploy three additional N3X maritime surveillance satellites in early 2027, doubling the constellation to six.
U.S. Space Forces–Space is expanding allied integration as a seven-nation coalition shifts from information sharing toward combined space operations.
MDA Space has deployed the first eight of 17 replenishment satellites it is building for Globalstar’s low Earth orbit constellation, marking its first satellite delivery as prime contractor for a commercial communications constellation.
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