Germany unveils €40bn military-space plan after Russian satellites tracked Bundeswehr spacecraft

Germany unveiled a €40 billion military-space plan after Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said two Russian satellites had been tracking spacecraft used by the Bundeswehr. The package accelerates procurement and hardening of German space capabilities to deter and respond to persistent orbital surveillance.

Discovered 2025-09-25T05:40:17.850922-07:00 | 2025-09-25T05:40:17.850922-07:00

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  • Confirms active adversary targeting of national space assets: Defence Minister Pistorius said two Russian satellites tracked Bundeswehr spacecraft, underscoring that space is a contested warfighting domain.
  • The €40bn commitment materially expands procurement and sustainment demand as Germany scales a Cold War–scale rearmament effort, creating significant opportunities across satellite, launch and defence suppliers (Germany's rearmament plans and Airbus projecting higher space-systems revenue).
  • Builds on recent national efforts to improve space situational awareness and civil–military data sharing, increasing demand for SSA sensors, ground systems and secure space-services integration (German SSA data-sharing agreement).

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