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ICEYE signs multi-year sovereign SAR satellite deal with Sweden's FMV

Finland's ICEYE signed a multi-year contract with Sweden's FMV, on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces, to supply SAR satellites, data, software and ground systems for an intelligence system Sweden will own and operate. No contract value was disclosed.

Verified ICEYE press release, 12 January 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish the contract's monetary value, which ICEYE described only as multi million without a figure.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +12 of 36 possible. Sweden to own/operate SAR system built by Finnish ICEYE; signed, value undisclosed. European Sovereignty Index

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