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Germany proposes €35bn military space plan to field spy satellites, spaceplanes and offensive lasers

Berlin is weighing a €35 billion military space spending plan to procure spy satellites, spaceplanes and offensive laser systems aimed at countering growing orbital threats from Russia and China, the German space commander said. The proposal would substantially accelerate Germany's sovereign milsatcom and space-warfare posture.

Discovered 2026-02-02T23:35:32.471439-08:00 | 2026-02-02T23:35:32.471439-08:00

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The €35bn proposal marks a major national reorientation toward military space and builds on Germany’s push to fast-track sovereign milsatcom capacity (source:c74aa699-459c-49aa-b8fb-b5c0c814802e).
Funding for ISR platforms, spaceplanes and offensive lasers signals a doctrinal shift toward contested-orbit warfighting that could reshape procurement priorities and influence European governance debates (source:851f48bb-5c32-4a99-aafd-66b720aa680f).
The package creates immediate market opportunity for European primes and suppliers — OHB and others have already cited stronger order visibility — and will interact with broader continental initiatives such as GOVSATCOM (source:72f19177-d5bf-4e9e-8673-8309895be221) (source:2eecf6d7-abce-41cc-9b9d-1f65ae5887ab).

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