Europe approves major IRIS² plan: 348 satellites for sovereign connectivity instead of 290
🇪🇺 **Europe approves IRIS² plan: 348 satellites instead of 290**
The European Commission has finalized the development of the sovereign satellite constellation. The project has moved to the construction phase. 🚀
🔹 **Scale:** Constellation increased to 348 units.
🔹 **Goal:** Ensuring security for EU, Norway, and Iceland government institutions (protection +60%).
🔹 **Launch:** First satellites in 2029.
🔹 **Status:** The project is positioned not as a commercial competitor to Starlink, but as a tool of state sovereignty.
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