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EDA signs EUR 15.65 million contract for first European VLEO military satellite

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.

Verified European Defence Agency press release, 13 March 2026

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

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