Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/335919 
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Year of Publication: 
2026
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 2/2026
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Space capabilities are a core element of any modern defence arsenal. In Europe, however, military space capabilities are limited and dependence on the United States remains high. Europe must develop its capabilities in order to reduce dependencies and enhance its capacity to act on its own, thereby fostering European autonomy. To ensure that European space capabilities are developed efficiently, it is necessary to identify which dependencies on the US are particularly critical and which obstacles would hinder the development of such capabilities. Priority should be given to space situational awareness, military reconnaissance, navigation resilience and missile early warning.
Subjects: 
Space capabilities
United States
Europe
European Space Agency (ESA)
Starlink
dependency
space situational awareness
satellite communication
Intelligence
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Positioning
Navigation and Timing (PNT)
early warning
nflict
Russia
NATO
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