The initiative is part of the EU’s broader push to expand defense capabilities in orbit and pursue greater strategic autonomy in space.

While details on participants, governance, timeline, and specific technologies aren’t disclosed in the excerpt, the funding level and scope point to a major, coordinated effort across multiple EU member states.

European governments are preparing to invest up to 24 billion euros (roughly $27 billion) in a joint military space project named SPACE.

The project envisions satellite communications, surveillance, and missile warning, signaling a wide-ranging defense-focused space capability.

A core aim of the proposal is to enable shared tracking data among EU nations to support the space defense program.