Italy’s Avio is due to take over operations of the Vega C rocket on behalf of ESA, pulling the Italian-built rocket away from Europe’s main launch operator, Arianespace.
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PM says her relationship with U.S. president-elect is “very solid” and insists his recent incendiary remarks flow from a “peace-through-strength” approach.
Italian premier defends talks with billionaireโs SpaceX company and rejects accusations he poses โa danger to democracyโ
Meloni: ‘Sala’s release made my day โ and I didn’t talk to Musk about Starlink’
The tech billionaire is not the first person in history to be seduced by the thrill of unconstrained powerElon Musk repeatedly asserts, without evidence, that the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, covered up the abuses of young girls by gangs compo…
Musk hinted that others will follow Italy’s lead in working with his satellite communication service.
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The Italian prime minister’s office dismissed claims that she discussed SpaceX with Donald Trump on Sunday as “simply ridiculous”.
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News of the talks comes shortly after the Italian PM visited President-elect Donald Trump in Florida.
The French president also said his country would remain a strong U.S. ally.
An Orange lobbyist criticized Starlinkโs post-disaster deployment to Mayotte โย despite his company having used the satellites.
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The weekly Tech wrap-up containing the Commissionโs investigation into TikTok, an interoperability push on Apple, and Ryanair’s GDPR complaints.
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UK not part of Iris2 project described as โa significant step towards Europeโs sovereignty and secure connectivityโThe EU has launched an ambitious โฌ10bn (ยฃ8.3bn) space programme with a constellation of 290 satellites to rival Elon Muskโs Starlink, fur…
The IRISยฒ system will beam encrypted high-speed broadband internet back to governments, spies, militaries and remote regions.
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Europe should be in a position to compete with the U.S. in space, said Josef Aschbacher.
X chief, who campaigned hard for Trump, spoke to Ukraine leader after being handed phone by president-electElon Musk reportedly made a surprise guest appearance on a call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, solidifying…
The tech tycoon looks set to wield foreign policy influence in the new U.S. administration.
New defense commissioner warned of Russian threat, underlined America’s distraction with China, and pushed the EU to spend big on protecting itself.
“Increased competition with the US may turn out to be a good thing for Europe,” said Andreas Schwab (EPP, Germany). ย
Tycoons have gotten in trouble for running their own foreign policy before. History has not been kind.
The Democratic lawmakers join NASA chief Bill Nelson in calling for a confirmation of bombshell report revealing alleged regular contact between the mogul and Moscow.
The Russian president even asked the billionaire for a Starlink favor.
Stumping for Trump, the tycoon is embracing a progress-for-its-own-sake vision of the future. Guess who benefits?
The SpaceX billionaire is forging new ties with a federal telecom official who could help funnel billions of dollars to his company if Trump is elected.
The Commission announced most member states failed to meet NIS2 transposition deadline, academia rallies against competitiveness fund idea with new expert report in hand.
Itโs now more difficult than ever to separate Elon Musk the businessman from Musk the political figure.
Coverage with UK-European provider will be in place by end of month, says islandโs main telecoms companyTaiwan is expected to have access to low earth orbit satellite internet service by the end of the month, a step the government says is crucial in ca…
The billionaire is using the power of his social media platform to spread falsehoods that officials say are hampering recovery efforts.
Despite not having much experience on space, Andrius Kubilius is tipped to be running EU rocket and satellite policy.
Muskโs potential foray into government would represent a striking development for the billionaire.
The win for the U.S. mogul comes amid fraught relations with the EU.
Europe should look beyond space internet and start planning for a military-grade surveillance system instead.
Dealing with X is like handling diplomacy with a major state, Peter Kyle says.
POLITICO looks back on the French commissioner’s first stint at the Berlaymont.
Elon Musk’s Starlink is stealing a march on the EU’s fledgling alternative.
SNEAK PEEK โ The EUโs IRISยฒ satellite communications network project is increasingly troubled. โ NATO seeks to make procuring arms faster, the allianceโs procurement agency boss Stacy Cummings told me. โ The U.K. and Germany team up on defense as fears grow that U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump will ditch Ukraine if he wins in [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ Lockheed Martin is working on laser technology, a top executive told Josh. โ Dassault Aviation CEO รric Trappier is troubled by the uncertainty of Franceโs political situation. โ European Parliament: Renew Europeโs Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann will lead the SEDE subcommittee and the EPPโsย Borys Budka will head ITRE. Good morning, and welcome to Morning [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ The Farnborough International Airshow starts today in the U.K. as the EUโs space program stutters. โ Tensions between Rome and outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg escalated over the weekend โ Plot twist in the French defense committee: Jean-Michel Jacques is the new president. Good morning, and welcome to Morning Defense. In case [โฆ]
One successful test launch doesn’t mean that Europe’s struggles in the space race are over.
“We have to have a secure connectivity program,” said the European Space Agency’s director general.
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US spokesperson says no envoy will attend because Russian presidentโs election was not โfree and fairโ. What we know on day 804The US and most EU nations will boycott a Kremlin ceremony to swear in Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president on…
Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck wants to suspend the IRIS2 satellite project; the EU isn’t giving way.
Ukrainian air force says 14 out of 17 drones and one Kh-59 cruise missile destroyed after Russia launched themGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said defence companies could count on his government ramping up military spending and that it would me…
Starlink says it does not do business of any kind with Russiaโs government or militarySee all our Ukraine war coverageRussian forces in occupied Ukraine are using Starlink terminals produced by Elon Muskโs SpaceX for satellite internet in what is begin…
Starlink getting into Russian troopsโ hands, says Ukraine; US Senate on brink of putting aid bill through to HouseSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine has said Russian forces are using terminals of Elon Muskโs satellite internet service Starlink in …
“This is starting to become systematic,” says Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
The Starlink satellite system is crucial for the Ukrainian military, but there are problems.
Sovereign communication and satellite capabilities are core to the security of European nations. The European satellite constellation IRISยฒ, however, risks being overtaken before it even launches
SNEAK PEEK โ Russia withdrew from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: NATO announced the suspension of the agreement in response. โ Britain and Canada push back against a bill to fund the U.S. government next year, saying it would seriously harm maritime defense cooperation between the three allies. โ Europe undermined hopes [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ After the European Space Agency agreed on a plan to launch a cargo spaceflight mission by 2028, thereโs a space-focused Competitiveness Council today. โ Russia reported damage to a telecommunications cable connecting St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, and the Finnish Coast Guard suspects it could be linked to damage sustained by other Baltic [โฆ]
SNEAK PEEK โ EU leaders look unlikely to agree easily on a four-year โฌ20 billion fund to help Ukraine keep sourcing arms and training its soldiers. โ The Commission has opened a consultation on its long-promised European Defence Industrial Strategy. โ Sweden has suggested cutting EU spending on space by โฌ1 billion until 2027 in [โฆ]
Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza on Sunday (28 October) in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase of a three-week-old war aimed at crushing the Palestinian militant group.
Pledge comes as region is under a total internet blackout imposed by the Israeli military.
SNEAK PEEK โ The European Space Agency is assessing the spiralling costs of the long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket program. โ The German parliamentโs budgetary committee approved โฌ4.4 billion for air defenses and weapons to Ukraine. โ U.S. arms makers are very worried about a possible supply squeeze thanks to wars happening in both Israel and [โฆ]
Ukrainians hit back at SpaceX chief over ‘Vein Popping Guy’ meme.
Historians and public intellectuals arenโt prophets or revolutionaries. They should maintain cool heads and weigh their words carefully.
Turkish president also touts future cooperation on AI and space programs.
Whatever his new biography says, by giving into Russiaโs nuclear blackmail the X boss can only encourage more threats from PutinThe Silicon Valley oligarch, perhaps the richest man in the world, extends a hand to his fellow oligarch, the man who has hi…
As Russian president awaits arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong Unโs armored train, he delivers a scattergun address.
When rich people convince themselves that theyโre rich because theyโre smart โ instead of lucky and ruthless โ they misapply their talents to areas beyond their expertiseElon Musk is not the most reckless, destructive or dangerous corporate leader in w…
‘Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war,’ Walter Isaacson says.
Elon Musk said he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea’s port city of Sevastopol last year to aid an attack on Russia’s fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a “major” act of war.
