EU Deploys New Government Satcom Program in Sovereignty Push

The EU "has switched on parts of its homegrown secure satellite communications network for the first time," reports Bloomberg, calling it part of a €10.6 billion push to "wean itself off US support amid growing tensions." SpaceNews notes the new government program GOVSATCOM pools capacity from eight already on-oribit satellites from France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Luxembourg - both national and commercial. And they cite this prediction by EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andr...