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Thales Alenia Space opens EUR 100 million Space Smart Factory in Rome

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.

Verified AI-drafted Thales Alenia Space press release, 7 October 2025

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.

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.

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

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