https://spacewatch.global/tag/european-defence/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 19 May 2026 08:39:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/european-defence/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spacewatchgl-analysis-geoint-2026-the-pipeline-is-the-mission-and-europe-is-falling-behind-on-the-plumbing/ Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73911
Written by Torsten Kriening
GEOINT 2026 in Aurora delivered an uncomfortable diagnosis: the era of competing for collection is over. The real contest is now integration, governance and trustworthy AI - and Europe is falling behind on the plumbing. Torsten Kriening analyses what the symposium means for Berlin and Brussels.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/synmax-bets-on-agentic-ai-to-move-from-data-vendor-to-intelligence-company/ Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73920 SynMax founder Eric Anderson outlines the Houston startup's evolution from natural gas analytics to maritime intelligence - and why he believes agentic AI, not chat interfaces, will drive its leap from data vendor to full-spectrum intelligence company.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-pax-germanica/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73360
Written by Gilles Rabin
France strengthens its sovereign military model. Germany builds Europe's strongest conventional force inside NATO. The divergence couldn't be clearer - and it's reshaping the future of European defence space from FCAS to SatComBw 4.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/spacewatchgl-opinion-europes-space-shield-turning-the-sky-into-the-next-frontier-of-defence/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68422
Written by Torsten Kriening, Publisher, SpaceWatch.Global
Being able to defend ourselves is key - but how exactly do we achieve this? Drone incursions, airspace violations, cyber-attacks, and sabotage are not hypothetical risks; they are now part of Europe’s daily reality. When the White Paper on the Defence of Europe was presented in March, many warned that Putin’s Russia would test Europe’s resolve. It has - through hybrid operations, disinformation, and the weaponisation of infrastructure and energy.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/european-defence-fund-e205-million-to-boost-the-eus-strategic-autonomy-and-industrial-competitiveness/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:00:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23520 The Commission announced 16 pan-European defence industrial projects and three disruptive technology projects that will benefit from €205 million financing through the two precursor programmes of a fully-fledged European Defence Fund: the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).]]>