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# CNES picks ArianeGroup to lead ASTRE reusable rocket engine project
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-17-cnes-arianegroup-astre-engine-contract/
- Published: 2025-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:03:11.000Z
- Description: France's CNES selected ArianeGroup to lead the ASTRE project, developing a 200 to 300 tonne-thrust reusable methalox engine, Europe's first full-flow staged-combustion design, with two demonstrators due from 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [ArianeGroup press release, 17 June 2025](https://ariane.group/en/news/arianegroup-selected-by-the-french-space-agency-cnes-to-prepare-technologies-for-next-generation-high-performance-engines/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not state a contract value, nor confirm the engine will be fitted to an actual future launcher programme.

**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; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)