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# EDA signs EUR 15.65 million contract for first European VLEO military satellite
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-13-eda-vleo-def-contract-sener/
- Published: 2026-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:59.000Z
- Description: The European Defence Agency signed a EUR 15.65 million, 36 month contract with a 17 member consortium led by Spain's Sener to design Europe's first military satellite concept for Very Low Earth Orbit, funded by Spain, France, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [European Defence Agency press release, 13 March 2026](https://www.eda.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/2026/03/13/eda-signs-contract-for-military-satellite-research-project?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that any satellite will be built or flown; this funds a design study only.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. EDA-funded 17-firm EU consortium design study only, no satellite to be built yet. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)