The drone manufacturer Helsing has announced a cooperation with the Norwegian defense company Kongsberg to develop independent space-based military surveillance capabilities for Europe. This partnership aims to reduce Europe’s dependence on the United States for satellite reconnaissance and enhance its autonomous monitoring capacity from space. The project is expected to provide strategic advantages and could benefit the German Bundeswehr by improving its intelligence-gathering capabilities. Helsing and Kongsberg’s collaboration represents a significant step toward building a European-controlled infrastructure for space reconnaissance, supporting greater security and defense autonomy within the continent.

Source: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/helsing-kooperation-mit-kongsberg-fuer-unabhaengige-europaeische-aufklaerung-aus-dem-weltraum-a-e4487c2d-676f-48a0-aa93-46a981e94167