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# EU Commission and SpaceRISE sign IRIS2 implementation deal, expand to 348 satellites
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-07-iris2-implementation-agreement/
- Published: 2026-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:26.000Z
- Description: EU Commission and SpaceRISE signed an implementation agreement expanding IRIS2 to 348 satellites (330 LEO, 18 MEO), raising secure EU governmental satcom capacity 60 percent; Poland pledged EUR 656 million, Hungary EUR 500 million toward the programme.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [European Commission (DG Defence Industry and Space) press release, 7 August 2026](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/european-union-accelerating-and-reinforcing-iris2-2026-08-07%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the 2029 first-launch date will hold, nor that pledged member state contributions have actually been paid.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. EU-SpaceRISE deal expands EU-funded/owned IRIS2 to 348 sats; agreed, not launched; EU-wide. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)