European Union

By Robert Wall
Fear of fragmentation grips European space leaders as national initiatives ramp up in parallel with collective programs.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission detailed the first EU visa strategy, which will protect the Schengen Area and facilitate visa-free partnerships with non-EU countries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Military space systems require the kind of self-protection capability long associated with combat aircraft, the Spanish Space Commander argues.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Italy is looking at how to quickly regenerate lost space systems in times of conflict as the country seeks to prepare for future wars.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
French startup Alpha Impulsion was awarded a $1.1 million EU prize for its self-consuming propulsion system on future launchers and satellites.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The EU defense and space commissioner is pushing for an accelerated fielding of the bloc's secure satellite communication system, due to come online by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With airport noise under scrutiny in Europe, there could be changes to the legislation that governs how member states can attempt to limit its impact.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
After the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol flight cap debate, airport noise reduction is in focus across Europe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid regional propulsion advances, Windracers pushes scheduled cargo drones, and Luminary speeds uncrewed combat designs.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The SpaceRise consortium developing the EU's IRIS2 autonomous secure satellite broadband constellation says it has brought military Ka-band service into use.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Open Cosmos received Ka-band spectrum rights through Liechtenstein as the European space tech company prepares to deploy an LEO broadband satellite system.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Europe’s meteorological agency Eumetsat gave the formal go-ahead to the EPS-Sterna program, which aims to grow a system of 20 weather monitoring satellites.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Europe should establish a European Security Council to bolster its defense posture, Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius argues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
An industry team made up of some of the biggest names in European missile development has secured funding to develop a hypersonic glide vehicle demonstrator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The European Union is to support research and technology efforts on the development of small turbofan engines for CCAs.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has completed the long-awaited first flight of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
CycloTech has received a grant to support development and testing of the BlackBird cycloidal-rotor eVTOL flight demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Europe expects to declare the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) operational in 2026, missing a goal for the signal to be declared ready before the end of this year.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Canada has joined Europe's SAFE program, a new financial instrument to help EU member states boost spending on common defense in the face of the Russian threat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK and EU have failed to reach an agreement on British participation in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative for funding defense procurement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The EIB is looking to boost funding for the region’s space companies and close a gap in financial backing for the sector compared to the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Keen Venture Partners has raised €150 million ($172.9 million) for its defense technology venture capital fund.
Budget, Policy & Operations