Focus: Europe

SATNUS, the joint-venture between GMV, Sener, and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía, successfully completed the third flight test campaign in Europe’s Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) and Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program in […]

French photonics technology startup Cailabs has raised 57 million euro ($67 million), led by financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up production of its optical ground stations.  […]

NATO is looking to make it easier for space startups in NATO nations to get their tech deployed in the field. James Appathurai, interim managing director of NATO DIANA, said […]

U.K.-based startup Messium looks to use hyperspectral satellites to monitor nitrogen in crops. The company announced a 3.3 million euro ($3.9 million) seed round this week, led by UK Innovation […]

Space Norway has signed a new broadcast deal in the Nordic region with Allente, a major player in the Nordic pay-TV market, for long-term satellite capacity from the 1 degree […]

Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space have won a key direct-to-device (D2D) contract in France. The three companies have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of […]

Finish satellite manufacturing startup ReOrbit has raised a 45 million euro Series A round, led by Springvest. The company called it a milestone for Europe’s space and defense sector, and […]

Eutelsat is bringing all of its activities together under the Eutelsat brand, while maintaining OneWeb as the name of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.  Since Eutelsat acquired OneWeb in 2023, […]

UNIO Enterprise has been acquired by OrbitsIQ Global (OIQ) in an interesting piece of pan-European consolidation. The acquisition aims to combine UNIO’s connectivity software with OIQ’s vision to seamlessly integrate […]

Italian satellite IoT company Apogeo Space is looking to enter the Latin American market with a new agreement with Telespazio Brasil. The companies said Wednesday they have a shared goal […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission awarded launch service contracts to Isar Aerospace and Avio as part of the “Flight Ticket” initiative to test new technologies.  Italian aerospace […]

European satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab has raised 94 million euros ($110 million) in a Series B round announced Tuesday to ramp up its satellite manufacturing capabilities.  The round includes a dual-tranche […]

Finnish ground station services provider NorthBase has new partnerships with Infostellar and Atlas Space Operations for access to its ground station. NorthBase announced Monday that Infostellar will add NorthBase assets […]

Laser terminal manufacturer Mynaric has completed financial restructuring in Germany amid a deal to be acquired by Rocket Lab.  Mynaric announced Tuesday it has completed financial restructuring under the German […]

Infinite Orbits and the French Ministry of Defence have signed a framework agreement for a micro surveillance satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) for French Space Command. The Orbit Guard satellite […]

It’s no secret that Europe is trailing behind in the new ‘space race.’ We’ve often depended on our friends in the United States for systems and infrastructure. That worked for […]

The past year has marked a scaling up for Eutelsat Group’s OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services, with the French operator saying Tuesday that LEO revenue grew by 84% year-over-year in […]

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has granted Skyrora a license to launch its suborbital rocket from the SaxaVord Spaceport.  The approval, announced Tuesday, allows Skyrora to launch up to 16 […]

Polish payload developer Eycore will fly its first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) demonstrator on a Kongsberg NanoAvionics satellite bus under a deal announced Thursday.  The flight will test Eycore’s X-band […]

Arianespace launched the second Vega C mission of 2025 on Friday evening, with Airbus Defence and Space‘s CO3D satellites and the CNES MicroCarb satellite. The VV27 mission launched from Europe’s […]

SES and the Luxembourg government are investing in a second satellite for the GovSat public-private partnership to provide government connectivity services over Europe.  GovSat is a joint venture between SES […]

Eutelsat has signed a new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity deal with the U.K. government’s FCDO Services and NSSL Global, after the U.K. recently increased its investment in the operator. The […]

GMV is developing an advanced collision avoidance service for large-scale telecommunications constellations under a new R&D contract from the European Space Agency (ESA).  GMV announced Monday it will build on […]

MDA Space will lead a new United Kingdom satellite mission called “SkyPhi,” focused on 5G direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications.  The mission is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and […]

Denmark is donating European-produced satellite services to Ukraine’s defense through the European Defence Agency (EDA). Denmark is providing Ukraine with satellite receiver terminals for access to satellite-based communications, the Danish […]

Spain’s Indra Group has signed a new financing agreement with the European Investment Bank worth 385 million euros ($447 million) to invest in the defense and space sector. The loan […]

The United Kingdom is set to join Eutelsat Group’s capital raise with a 90 million euro ($105 million) investment, increasing the capital raise to 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 million)  This […]

The UK Space Agency is starting a new 75.6 million pound ($103 million) procurement process for an active debris removal mission to remove defunct satellites from orbit. UKSA said in […]

Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a […]

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to offer satellite direct-to-device services to mobile network operators in Europe starting in 2026 under a new joint venture between the companies called SatCo. The […]