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# France and Germany launch JEWEL joint missile early warning programme
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-15-france-germany-jewel-early-warning/
- Published: 2025-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:01:04.000Z
- Description: France and Germany signed a Letter of Intent launching JEWEL, linking ground radar with the EU-funded ODIN'S EYE satellite component for infrared missile-launch detection, targeting an initial space-segment capability in the early 2030s.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [French Ministry of the Armed Forces, 15 October 2025](https://www.defense.gouv.fr/en/news/jewel-france-and-germany-lay-foundation-european-early-warning-capability?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not commit a budget for JEWEL as a whole; only the ODIN'S EYE satellite component has confirmed EU funding.

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