What Happened
Europe Boosts Secure Government Communications Capacity by 60 Percent
The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium have signed an implementation agreement to roll out Europe’s IRIS² satellite constellation, expanding the project to 348 satellites. The network aims to provide secure and autonomous communications for EU governments, with launches starting in 2029. The revised architecture will increase the network’s government and defense capacity by 60%, with a total investment of over €15.6 billion. This development was first reported by Tom’s Hardware.