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European satellite intelligence players push cloud/AI upgrades to shorten tasking-to-data timelines and expand “sovereign” capac

European Space Imaging (EUSI) says it has upgraded its satellite ground segment and cloud network architecture to reduce the standard timeline to task, collect and process high-resolution intelligence for European defence, security and emergency agencies. The cluster also includes ICEYE’s new German entity to manufacture components, develop software and build an AI/intelligence group, alongside ČireComposites work on ESA’s Altius ozone-monitoring mission.

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2026-07-08T01:46:01.126320-07:00

SpaceNews.com

ESA selects Airbus Defence and Space to begin work on Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite

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2026-07-05T08:28:56.291134-07:00

AINonline

Ukraine approves new export mechanism for military technology as Saab signs Gripen E order and Airbus links to Brave1

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2026-07-01T22:44:37.448506-07:00

Space.com

ISS Expedition 74 astronauts to perform June 30 spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm

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2026-06-29T13:11:04.295684-07:00

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Universe Today

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ESA’s Euclid Telescope finds 31 record-breaking ancient quasars, probing early galaxy formation ESA’s Euclid space telescope has spotted 31 ancient quasars—among the oldest and most remote objects observed—using their redshifted light to peer into the dawn of the Universe. The findings include the earliest quasars ever identified and add new constraints on how the first galaxies formed and evolved.

2026-07-08T12:14:48.490719-07:00

ESA’s Euclid Telescope finds 31 record-breaking ancient quasars, probing early galaxy formation

defence-industry.eu

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European satellite intelligence players push cloud/AI upgrades to shorten tasking-to-data timelines and expand “sovereign” capac European Space Imaging (EUSI) says it has upgraded its satellite ground segment and cloud network architecture to reduce the standard timeline to task, collect and process high-resolution intelligence for European defence, security and emergency agencies. The cluster also includes ICEYE’s new German entity to manufacture components, develop software and build an AI/intelligence group, alongside ČireComposites work on ESA’s Altius ozone-monitoring mission.

2026-07-08T01:46:01.126320-07:00

European satellite intelligence players push cloud/AI upgrades to shorten tasking-to-data timelines and expand “sovereign” capac

SpaceNews.com

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ESA selects Airbus Defence and Space to begin work on Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on Aeolus-2, the successor wind-monitoring satellite. The decision moves the program into the early development phase, setting the groundwork for continuity of space-based wind observations.

2026-07-05T08:28:56.291134-07:00

ESA selects Airbus Defence and Space to begin work on Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite

SpaceWatch Global

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SatCen signs CISE Cooperation Agreement to bolster Europe’s maritime security information sharing The EU Satellite Centre (SatCen) has signed the CISE (Common Information Sharing Environment) Cooperation Agreement, aimed at strengthening how maritime stakeholders share information. The accord is positioned as a framework to improve maritime security situational awareness across Europe through coordinated data exchange.

2026-07-03T01:16:31.498740-07:00

SatCen signs CISE Cooperation Agreement to bolster Europe’s maritime security information sharing

AINonline

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Ukraine approves new export mechanism for military technology as Saab signs Gripen E order and Airbus links to Brave1 Kyiv has approved an export framework enabling Ukrainian defense manufacturers to sell battle-tested hardware internationally, defining clearer rules for foreign partners. The same period includes Airbus Defence and Space joining Brave1’s Test in Ukraine, Saab signing for 16 Gripen E fighters for Ukraine, and parallel EU/space activity via Airbus’s Aeolus-2 wind-sensing satellite contract with ESA.

2026-07-01T22:44:37.448506-07:00

Ukraine approves new export mechanism for military technology as Saab signs Gripen E order and Airbus links to Brave1

Space.com

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ISS Expedition 74 astronauts to perform June 30 spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm NASA astronaut Chris Williams and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot prepare for a June 30 EVA to fix the International Space Station’s Canadarm2. Expedition 74 crew completed spacesuit configuration and procedure reviews, with the three cosmonauts continuing servicing of Roscosmos scientific, electronics, and life-support systems throughout Monday.

2026-06-29T13:11:04.295684-07:00

ISS Expedition 74 astronauts to perform June 30 spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 robotic arm

SpaceNews.com

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NASA and ESA advance lunar-surface capability planning with industry input and Argonaut mapping data strategy NASA is seeking industry input to accelerate development of lunar surface technologies, including in-situ resource utilization oxygen production, surface power, in-space manufacturing tools, and advanced nanomaterials. Separately, ESA says it will use external lunar topographic data for the Argonaut lunar lander’s design and possibly early missions while building its own lunar mapping capability for later flights.

2026-06-29T08:29:09.385236-07:00

NASA and ESA advance lunar-surface capability planning with industry input and Argonaut mapping data strategy

SpaceNews.com

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ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut lander

2026-06-29T08:29:09.385236-07:00

ESA to seek lunar mapping capa

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