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# BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems sign MoU for joint reconnaissance satellite
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-10-bae-hanwha-satellite-mou/
- Published: 2025-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:02:08.000Z
- Description: BAE Systems and South Korea's Hanwha Systems signed a non-binding memorandum to jointly develop a multi-sensor low-earth-orbit reconnaissance satellite, pairing BAE's radio-frequency sensors with Hanwha's SAR technology.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [BAE Systems press release via EuropaWire, 11 June 2025](https://news.europawire.eu/bae-systems-and-hanwha-systems-to-combine-radio-frequency-and-synthetic-aperture-radar-expertise-in-next-gen-spaceborne-intelligence-platform/eu-press-release/2025/06/11/10/52/47/156236/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not commit either company to build or fund the satellite, name a customer, or set a timeline; it is a statement of intent only.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)