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The European Commission is advancing plans for a new pilot mission to perform tasks in orbit. Together with Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway, the EU signed a joint declaration in support of the In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS) pilot mission, a step towards a European in-orbi

The DIVERIS Annual Meeting 2026 has highlighted a clear shift in thinking across Europe’s space and defence sectors: diversity and inclusion can no longer be treated as a side effort or a box ticking exercise, but need to be part of core strategy, governance and investment decisions.

In its 5th meeting on 8 June 2026, the STM main group, co-chaired by DG DEFIS and EEAS, was debriefed on the latest activities of the STM subgroups followed up by a comprehensive overview of the work of STM subgroup 1 which has been compiling and aggregating civilian and military STM requirements ou

A call for tender for procuring the initial EU space weather service under the Space Weather Events (SWE) subcomponent of the EU Space Programme has been published.

The submission phase of the first-ever Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) sub-call under the European Defence Fund (EDF)-funded MAJoR project has successfully concluded, attracting strong interest from innovative small and medium-sized companies across Europe.

Today, the European Union, represented by the European Commission, formalised the transfer of full ownership of the Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C)-5 Antenna, also known as RED-1 TTC, from the European Space Agency (ESA) to the European Union.

Poland received its first payment of €6.6 billion under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence financing instrument, representing 15% of its total allocation of €43.7 billion. Poland is the largest recipient of SAFE funding and the first Member State to receive a payment under the instrument.

The European Commission launches a new call for proposals for grants to support the development of affordable user terminals for services under the Union secure connectivity programme - IRIS² - and GOVSATCOM.

From 5 to 8 May 2026, the EU-funded SUNSHINE project is holding its third Training Seminar in Timișoara, Romania.