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War in space: Why Europe is not ready

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Published: February 15th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Andrius Kubilius, the Lithuanian EU Commissioner for Defense and Space, and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in February 2025.

Europe is losing out in the space race, warned the Lithuanian EU Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, at the Space Night of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) on Friday evening at the Munich Security Conference. China, for example, is currently developing earth observation systems that are far more productive than European systems.

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