“With the war, Ukraine needed satellite telecommunications, but the EU didn’t have something to offer.”
The EU wants its own satellite constellation by 2027 on a 2.4 billion budget, topped up by member states and private money. The rapporteur admits Ukraine needed satellites and Europe had nothing to offer, so Ukraine took Musk’s. The press release spends more words on start-ups, SMEs and sustainability criteria than on secure links for governments. Europe’s answer to a war happening now is a launch date in 2027.