Deutschland plant ein Satelliten-Raketenerkennungssystem, um die Abhängigkeit von den USA zu verringern

Didn’t we have this European project with France and several other countries on this? Called TWISTER I believe. I hope it’s part of this. Duplicated efforts would be ineffective and a huge waste of money.

too much planning on taxpayer’s money and debt…just wake us when it it DONE! like functional :))

Some more background: From IISS September 2025 [report](https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library—content–migration/files/publications—free-files/strategic-dossier/pds-2025/chapters/iiss_progress-and-shortfalls-in-europes-defence_2025_ch-3_integrated-air-and-missile-defence.pdf) „Integrated Air and Missile Defence: Slow Progress“

„European nations currently lack a space-based missile warning and tracking architecture. Space-based early-warning data has been made available to European forces during foreign military operations, including deployments to the Red Sea in response to Houthi attacks. However, existing systems are primarily optimised for detecting intercontinental-ballistic- missile launches and have proven less effective against SRBMs, which generate weaker infrared signatures.6 To address the gap in space-based sensor capabilities, the European Union co-funded the ODIN’S EYE study in 2021 to examine the technological foundations, operational requirements and architectural trade-offs for a system capable of early warning and tracking of ballistic- and hypersonic-missile threats. This effort was followed in 2023 by ODIN’S EYE II, a more expansive three-year programme involving 43 industrial and institutional partners, coordinated by Germany’s OHB System AG.

Although Europe lacks operational space-based missile warning, it can draw on some prior experience. In 2009, France launched two experimental infrared satellites under the SPIRALE programme to explore early warning from space. 4 In parallel, the German Fraunhofer Institute, in cooperation with defence-industry partners, has developed a design concept for a European space-based early-warning system.65 ODIN’S EYE has, however, drawn criticism for its fragmented structure and slow progress. Observers have pointed to the involvement of a large number of participating entities as a source of inefficiency and cumbersome decision-making. According to media reports, Germany is now exploring the development of an independent national capability. As part of this effort, the German Ministry of Defence is reportedly considering the procurement of two infrared early-warning satellites from Airbus to provide an interim or parallel national capability“