US EditionInterstellar Object Spurs Record Space Defense Funding
ESA member states approved a €22.1 billion budget to enhance science, exploration, launchers, and a dual-use security initiative, marking a nearly unanimous support for defense and resilience.
- During the Bremen ministerial, ESA's 23 member states approved a record €22.1 billion to fund programs for the next three years, Aschbacher said `This has never happened before`.
- Driven by concerns over strategic autonomy and lost launch access, European ministers at CM25 in Bremen agreed to increase spending by about 30% to strengthen Europe's position after Russia's invasion.
- Ministers agreed to allocate 4.4 billion euros for space transportation, 3.5 billion euros for Earth observation, and 1.2 billion euros for the European Resilience from Space network, Aschbacher said.
- The European Resilience from Space programme is a dual-use system for military-grade satellite functions, and Josef Aschbacher said 23 member states gave nearly unanimous support, with Germany contributing more than five billion euros.
- The coming year will be decisive to stand up a sovereign rapid-response ISR constellation, and ESA will ask defense ministries for an additional $290 million in February despite trailing the United States and China.
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European nations agree 30% boost in three-year space budget
European nations agreed on Thursday to increase spending on space over the next three years by about 30% to 22.1 billion euros, part of an effort to try to catch up to the U.S., China and private firms zooming ahead in the space race.
This week, ESA member countries voted for a three-year budget, an increase of one third. The aim is to keep Europe in the space race in a complex geopolitical context and to overcome the crisis of satellite launchers.
At its meeting of the Council of Ministers in Bremen, the European Space Agency (ESA) secures a record high budget. And receives a historic contract for technology development for the military.
Europe Enters New Era of Space Militarization as ESA Approves First-Ever Defense Program
Europe is taking its biggest step yet into space militarization, as for the first time in its history, the European Space Agency (ESA) will fund a program explicitly designed for military use, shifting away from its long-standing commitment to “exclusively peaceful” space activity, ESA reported on November 27. The decision comes as ESA member states approved a record $25.6 billion three-year budget—nearly all the funding the agency requested. E…
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