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Technology
Europe's space sovereignty gap is about awareness, not just size
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales want to merge into a champion to rival SpaceX, but Europe's real deficit is in tracking and understanding what happens in orbit
13 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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Chief executive, Leonardo
Coverage 2 articles
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Technology
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales want to merge into a champion to rival SpaceX, but Europe's real deficit is in tracking and understanding what happens in orbit
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Business
Europe's three largest satellite manufacturers will finalise a binding framework agreement for their Project Bromo joint venture before 2027, aiming to create a champion capable of rivaling SpaceX and Amazon's Kuiper.