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CNBC • Elsa Ohlen

Arianespace expands commercial and sovereign-space partnerships with Amazon Leo, ICEYE and India

Arianespace has added six Ariane 64 launches to Amazon Leo’s contract, bringing the total to 24, while signing a cooperation agreement with ICEYE and supporting new India-France space-sector deals. The agreements reinforce Europe’s push to secure launch access and build sovereign satellite capabilities.

Also: Economic Times and ANI News Agency
2026-09-10T04:36:46.680021-07:00
Satellite   Europe   LEO   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
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Reuters

Aerospacelab wins €2.4 billion deal to build majority of IRIS² satellites

By Reuters: Belgium's ​Aerospacelab said on Thursday it had won a €2.4 ‌billion ($2.8 billion) contract to build 264 satellites for the European Union's IRIS² network, which is due to offer ​secure communications for governments, security agencies and ​commercial users by 2030.

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2026-09-10T05:06:10.376869-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   AI   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Consortium announces plans for billion-dollar AI-enabled satellite imaging constellation

By SpaceNews.com: A group of companies announced plans Sept. 9 for a constellation of AI-enabled imaging satellites projected to cost $1 billion.

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2026-09-10T00:21:18.553009-07:00