Germany’s $41 billion military space splurge: lasers, spy satellites and 100+ secure comms satellites
Germany is weighing investments ranging from spy satellites and space planes to lasers under a 35 billion euro military space spending plan aimed at countering what it sees as growing threats from Russia and China in orbit, the commander of its space command said. https://www.reuters.com/science/germany-eyes-lasers-spy-satellites-military-space-spending-splurge-2026-02-03/ The push matters because Berlin is treating space less like a support function and more like a place where wars can be won or lost. Major General Michael Traut said the environment above the Earth has become “sharply more contested” since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.