At the inauguration of France’s space command centre in Toulouse, President Emmanuel announced an additional €4.2 billion for weapons that could secure Europe’s interests in space.
The additional spending brings France’s eventual investment in space weapons to over €10 billion by 2030, up from the €6 billion already earmarked in 2023 by the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Macron said the investment aims to match what France’s competitors are building in space, for example energy arms and lasers that are deployed on the Earth’s surface that “aim to deprive us of our … sovereign
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