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EU Accelerates Sovereign Satellite Plans with Major Contracts Awarded for IRIS2 Project
The European Union is accelerating its sovereign satellite plans, citing defense needs, with companies like Indra and Hispasat securing significant contracts totaling over €1.6 billion for the EU's €15.6 billion IRIS2 satellite network project.
7 Aug, 08:52 — 7 Aug, 16:21
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EU Accelerates Sovereign Satellite Plans Citing Defense Needs
The European Union said it’s bulking up plans for a sovereign satellite constellation and will accelerate its service launch by a year to 2029, citing a changing security environment that will require greater communication capacity.
By Paula Doenecke
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Hispasat wins lead role in EU's €15.6 billion IRIS2 satellite network
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