Focus: Europe

Hellas Sat and Sparkle have worked together to achieve a quantum-safe satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus. The two companies had already implemented quantum-safe protection on a terrestrial connection between […]

Hungarian tech, telecommunications, and defense company 4iG Group will launch SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile in certain European markets. The companies’ Sept. 2 announcement involved three initiatives — the current Starlink Mobile […]

Japanese satellite imagery provider Axelspace signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to provide Airbus with the company’s mid-resolution optical images. The partners plan to jointly develop and deliver […]

Open Cosmos has won a significant new contract from the U.K. government as the U.K. looks to build better sovereign connectivity architecture. It has been selected by the British Government […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected NorthStar Earth & Space to lead a study on uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry.  NorthStar’s European subsidiary will lead a consortium for ESA’s Forecasting of […]

SES awarded a contract to OHB to manufacture 18 Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites for Europe’s IRIS² constellation in a deal announced Monday. OHB said the contract is worth nearly 1 […]

The Meteosat Third Generation system imaging system is now complete after Arianespace launched the second satellite on Aug. 27.  European meteorological agency EUMETSAT confirmed after the launch that the MTG-I2 […]

Swedish satellite operator Ovzon is beginning to enter the German market through two new partnerships announced this week. The company will perform an initial test implementation with a German government […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded more than 500 million euro in funding for the European Launch Challenge between PLD Space, Isar Aerospace, and Rocket Factory Augsburg. ESA also […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Edge Aerospace is scaling its manufacturing in the U.S. through a licensing agreement with Redwire under which Redwire will manufacture Edge’s data processing units (DPUs) and […]

Space Norway CEO Morten Tengs is stepping down from the role at the end of August, and the company will begin the search for a new permanent CEO. Rune Jensen […]

Marlink has made a significant move as it looks to better position itself in the European government, defense and critical infrastructure markets. It is to acquire Global RadioData Communications (GRC), […]

Network Rail, the owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure, teamed up with Earth Observation (EO) analytics Catalyst (PCI Geomatics) on a 12-week pilot program that  investigated how weather-driven risks […]

Satellite operator SES completed the Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) milestone on the implementation phase of the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) constellation program. The goal of the […]

European satellite operator Eutelsat reported strong growth in its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) business segment during the 2026-2027 fiscal year, according to its 2025-2026 full year fiscal report issued Friday. […]

Spanish satellite startup Kreios Space is set to demonstrate an air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) system in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), tapping Kongsberg NanoAvionics to provide the spacecraft bus.  Kreios […]

Hisdesat has contracted Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to build the SpainSat NG-III secure satellite communications satellite for Spain.  Airbus, the prime contractor, announced the award on July 31. As […]

ETL Systems has acquired Amphinicy Technologies, which develops software for satcom and Earth Observation markets, in a move the company said will help solve more complex ground segment challenges for […]

Hispasat’s Arganda del Rey (Madrid) Teleport in Spain has achieved Tier 4 Full certification from the World Teleport Association (WTA). The Arganda del Rey Teleport certification marks the 80th issued […]

The Scottish Government signed a one-year, seven-figure contract with imagery data satellite operator Planet Labs through its Computacenter reseller. The agreement, announced Thursday, tasks Planet’s German subsidiary based in Berlin […]

Satellite operator SES’s Networks business surpassed 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in revenue during its six-month fiscal period ending June 2026, according to the operator’s latest financial results issued July […]

Arianespace has revealed details on what will be its fourth Ariane 6 launch this year. On August 27, it will look to launch the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, […]

Poland has committed 656 million euro ($748 million) to Europe’s IRIS² constellation, which will fund nearly 10% of the constellation.  Under the agreement signed Tuesday in Warsaw, Poland will fund […]

Keysight Technologies will lead a European Space Agency (ESA) development program looking at how blockchain technologies can be used to detect anomalies for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN).  The award announced […]

Swissto12 has concluded a Series C funding round, securing another $70 million in funding to support scaling up its manufacturing capabilities. The company reports a growth trajectory, with revenues of […]

Honeywell Aerospace will lead a consortium to develop a compact quantum space magnetometer to advance research into Earth’s magnetic field. It has teamed up with Quantum Brilliance, and Jagiellonian University […]

For many years Europe organized space around clear distinctions. Civil programs were separated from defense. Commercial companies served institutional customers. Governments developed sovereign capabilities while industry provided technology and services. […]

Telespazio Ibérica has selected Simera Sense to supply multispectral imagers for the Canary Islands satellite constellation project.  The Canary Islands are a Spanish group of islands off the coast of […]

Beyond Gravity has signed one of the biggest contracts in its history and one that cements its position as key player in the European launch supply chain. It has signed […]

Iceye is the latest big-name player to look to tap into the dynamic German space market. It has now established a German entity, based out of Berlin and Munich, appointing Philipp […]