Navigating the evolving European Defence landscape amid a consequential election year.

Providing European autonomous access to space and achieving technological sovereignty will be the nerve of the ongoing space race.

To guarantee the delivery of high-quality and innovative services, the infrastructure underpinning the European Space flagship components Copernicus, Galileo and EGNOS is subject to continuous upgrades. Many such plans are already being implemented and allowing the delivery of new types of data.

With increased private and public investment in space, the EU space economy has recorded significant growth. In this insight, we explore how citizens benefit from investment in space and the impact that the space sector has on the EU economy, including the role that traditional and non-traditional EU space countries have foreseen in their Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plans.

With many mega satellite connectivity constellations set to launch into orbit in the coming years, space debris will become increasingly problematic. In this insight, we look at how satellite connectivity projects lie at the crossroads between the sustainable use of space, internet access and strategic autonomy and sovereignty concerns.

Vincent De Vroey, Civil Aviation Director of the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) gave us an overview of the opportunities and difficulties the sector encounters to prepare for the future.

One of the innovations put forward by the new European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has been the creation of a single Directorate-General (DG) for defence industry and space. Why and how did this historic decision come about? Find out the various factors need to be considered.

With the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, there’s been an abundance of media coverage about space issues this summer. But where does Europe stand in the 21st-century space race? The challenges abound, and they cover technological, financial, environmental and geopolitical dimensions.