alt Hacker NewsDoes that mean that the entire EU has no military satellites at all? (Or maybe like 10 from France's CNES, and that's it?)
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mrweasel • 08/01/2025
Those Swedish military satellites are just kept extremely secret.
Countries like Germany, Spain, France and Italy does have a number of satellites and it doesn't seem to be specified what they are doing. It would be weird if none of those where not military.
Europe is a more finite geospatial target. Fewer resources required. France has already stated they have the capability to fill the gap for Ukraine for up-to-date movements along the 1,000+ km line. They are currently working on the next generation program, IRIS, with a target date of 2027.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS%C2%B2
https://europeanspaceflight.com/ariane-6-successfully-delive...