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“The European Union said it’s bulking up plans for a sovereign satellite constellation and will accelerate its service launch by a year to 2029, citing a changing security environment that will require greater communication capacity. The EU’s IRIS² project will require an additional 66 satellites, taking the total constellation to 348, the European Space Agency said in a statement on Friday.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-07/eu-accelerates-sovereign-satellite-plans-citing-defense-needs?srnd=phx-technology