Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and RADMOR, announced the signing of an industrial cooperation agreement to develop a geostationary defence telecommunications satellite dedicated to the Polish Ministry of Defence.
The announcement was made during a ceremony attended by Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin. The event took place amid celebrations of the fellowship day between Poland and France, underscoring the longstanding industrial cooperation between the two nations.
As part of the ‘Readiness 2030’ plan initiated by the European Commission in 2025, this new geostationary satellite will offer secure communications for the Polish armed forces, ensuring a very high level of robustness and resilience. With the return of high-intensity conflicts in a more contested space environment, this end-to-end system will be cyber-secured across ground and space segments, resistant to threats, thereby contributing to the strengthening of Poland’s national space sovereignty.
The three partners will combine their respective expertise in military communications payloads, mission control, efficient satellite platform design and industrialisation, as well as secure ground infrastructure and cybersecurity.
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22 April 2026
