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# Rheinmetall and ICEYE form joint venture to build SAR defence satellites
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-07-rheinmetall-iceye-space-jv/
- Published: 2025-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:18.000Z
- Description: Rheinmetall and ICEYE formed Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions, a Neuss based joint venture majority owned by Rheinmetall, to build synthetic aperture radar satellites for European defence reconnaissance. Imagery already supports Ukraine.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 7 November 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2025/11/2025-11-07-space-based-reconnaissance-from-the-lower-rhine-region?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not disclose the capital invested or a satellite production timeline.

**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/).

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