IRIS² and the Shaping of Europe’s Defence Space Market

Strategic Filtering through EDF’s Space-Quantum and Space-Hypersonics Clusters

The IRIS² secure connectivity programme, launched by the European Union as part of its broader strategic autonomy agenda, represents more than a technological response to resilient communications needs. It operates as a mechanism through which access to the defence–space interface is regulated, structured, and selectively expanded. Central to this proce…