EU deepens collective space security with mutual defense pact
The move is one more step in the EU's long-running, but recently accelerated, effort to create "strategic autonomy" in the space arena.
Europe’s space tracking program sees growing support, interest
The European Union also is funding a series of grant making projects designed to bring innovative technologies into the EU SST program, and support startups to strengthen the industrial base.
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
EU lays out $18B satellite constellation plan, with Spanish firm winning key role
Overall investment in the high profile program is expected to push beyond $18 billion, with first satellite launches slated for 2029.
The defense implications of a United Kingdom led by Andy Burnham
Burnham will likely want to continue many aspects of Keir Starmer’s approach to defense and security policy, but with some key differences.
Rheinmetall locks in wide-ranging $6.6 billion weapons package with Romania
Romania is due to become the second Lynx operator on NATO's eastern flank after Hungary's 2020 order of 218 vehicles.
Canada to buy Polish drones, deepen defense ties by leveraging EU SAFE funds
In December, Canada became the only non-European country to gain entry into the €150 billion SAFE defense borrowing and procurement scheme.
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As threats continue to evolve, speed will increasingly depend on what is already available when the need emerges.
European Commission adopts $1.7B work program to ramp up weapons production
The European Defence Industry Programme covers funding for 2026 through 2027 with a first round of calls for proposals opening on the EU’s tender portal starting on Tuesday.
Poland unveils detailed defense spending for $51B in EU SAFE loans
According to Poland’s government, the money, which will be spent between 2026 and 2030, will go to a wide variety of systems, including artillery, cybersecurity, ground combat and more.
5 countries, 10 companies, €15M: PRECISE AI project aims to protect European infrastructure
Funded by the EU’s European Defense Fund and led by Spanish-based multinational GMV, PRECISE will use AI to analyze satellite imagery and recreate 3D models of critical sites.
Raytheon exec: Patriots to be ‘as up to date as humanly possible’ amid European demand
"We've invested more than a billion dollars in securing material ahead of orders, and that makes it a lot easier [to deliver on new orders]," said Tom Laliberty, president of land and air defense systems at Raytheon.
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Europe’s time to shine in space? 2026 preview
Germany is sprinting to pump up its military space systems, perhaps changing the balance of power in setting European-wide priorities.
Five stories that surprised the space world: 2025 review
'Unsettled' is a polite word for 2025 in the space domain.
ESA leaders greenlight $1.6 billion for new ‘non-aggressive’ space security initiative
ESA's ruling Council of Ministers approved a whopping $25.7B in funds over the next three years — a 32 percent increase over the previous three-year budget.
Germany’s first space security strategy aims at independent defensive, offensive capabilities
The new strategy calls on German MoD to develop a number of new space-based capabilities, including "effectors" to counter adversary threats on orbit such as agile spaceplanes and "bodyguard" satellites with shoot-back systems.