A widening of the European Flight Ticket Initiative and new infrastructure access for companies like Isar Aerospace signal Europe's intensifying effort to build sovereign, diversified launch capability.
The Finnish radar-satellite operator is targeting a production rate of two spacecraft per week, a major scale-up driven by accelerating orders from European defense customers.
Gate Space's government-backed funding round is the latest sign that European institutions are treating homegrown satellite propulsion as a strategic priority.
The agreement marks Rheinmetall's third military space partnership in recent months, reflecting Europe's accelerating push for sovereign space-based intelligence capabilities.
A new European Space Traffic Management framework backed by 21 civilian operators and 14 military counterparts arrives as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launches a six-month review of American force posture in Europe.
