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Spain's CDTI awards EUR 7.27 million to ITP Aero led MERLIn engine consortium

Spain's CDTI awarded EUR 7.27 million under its PERTE Aerospace programme to the ITP Aero led MERLIn consortium, with Sener and Pangea Aerospace. Pangea takes EUR 3.9 million to develop the ARCOS reusable aerospike engine for rocket upper stages.

Verified AI-drafted Sener press release, 9 April 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the ARCOS engine completes development or that a reuse demonstration is achieved.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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