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# Thales Alenia Space opens EUR 100 million Space Smart Factory in Rome
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-07-thales-alenia-space-smart-factory/
- Published: 2025-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:00:23.000Z
- Description: Thales Alenia Space inaugurated a Space Smart Factory in Rome, built with over EUR 100 million, partly funded by Italy's PNRR recovery plan. It will produce the Sicral 3 military satellite, Galileo second generation and Copernicus hardware.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Thales Alenia Space press release, 7 October 2025](https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en/press-releases/thales-alenia-space-inaugurates-state-art-space-smart-factory?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that full production has begun; the factory is expected to start operations by the end of 2025.

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