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# Eutelsat awards Aerospacelab, Airbus and Thales Alenia Space EUR 5.4 billion IRIS2 deals
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-10-iris2-satellite-manufacturing-contracts/
- Published: 2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:55:02.000Z
- Description: SpaceRISE member Eutelsat awarded IRIS2 manufacturing contracts worth over EUR 5.4 billion: Aerospacelab EUR 2.4 billion for 264 platforms, Thales Alenia Space an initial EUR 500 million (rising past EUR 3 billion) for all 330 payloads, and Airbus for the first 66 LEO satellites.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [European Spaceflight, 10 September 2026](https://europeanspaceflight.com/aerospacelab-thales-alenia-space-secure-e5-4-billion-in-iris2-contracts/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not fix Airbus's contract value or guarantee the 2029 and 2030 delivery dates will hold.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight +9 of 36 possible. EU operator contracts EU manufacturers EUR5.4bn for IRIS2 satellites, not yet delivered. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)