Dato’ Azlikamil Napiah is Director General of the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA).

Six ASEAN member states are engaged in space technology initiatives.

Malaysia supports closer collaboration across ASEAN on space technology initiatives.

Between 2017 and 2023, 79 local companies entered Malaysia’s space sector.

Dato’ Azlikamil Napiah will speak on Day 2 of the Singapore Space Summit titled 'Space for Everyone, Everyday: How Space Impacts Daily Lives in Southeast Asia'.

MySecurity Media – Australia in Space TV are media partners to the Singapore Space Summit.

Malaysia plans major infrastructure development including a proposed Space City in Pahang state to strengthen national space capabilities.

The proposed Space City project in Pahang is expected to lift Malaysia’s GDP by around one percent and represent an estimated 10 billion ringgit in economic impact.

Malaysia has expanded its downstream, midstream, and upstream space activities.

Andrius Kubilius and the Director General of the European Space Agency agreed that Europe is entering a decisive decade and needs to accelerate programmes, reduce administrative complexity, and provide greater predictability to industry, especially in launchers, secure connectivity, Earth observation, and defense.

Xabier Llairó, cofounder of Pangea Aerospace, addressed technological and commercial challenges of new propulsion systems and European launchers in the context of Europe seeking to recover autonomous access to space.

Miguel Ángel Panduro, director general of Indra Space, emphasized the need to align industrial, defense, and space policies to secure critical European capabilities.

Brussels hosted the first day of the 18th European Space Conference in 2026.

Juan Ramón López Caravantes, representing EUSPA, addressed challenges related to governmental and security services in the European space programme.

Juan Cruz Cigudosa, Spain's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Universities, highlighted Spain's commitment to the space sector through a combination of public policy, industry, and talent to consolidate the country's role in the new European space cycle.

Spanish space companies conducted constant bilateral meetings, informal encounters, and parallel sessions, making Spain one of the most visible and active delegations on the first day of the 2026 European Space Conference.

The Silver Hall hosted sessions on GNSS, secure connectivity, and institutional services with a notable Spanish presence throughout the morning.

The Agora sessions on the intersection of space, security, and international politics included Spanish representatives addressing defense space, governance, and multilateral cooperation.

Juan Tomás Hernani, CEO of Satlantis and president of Yeess, advocated for clear and equitable rules across the entire space supply chain and warned that European competitiveness depends on both large integrators and a solid, predictable industrial fabric.

Enrique Fraga, Álvaro Sánchez, and Silvia de Castro reinforced the Spanish presence in conference sessions dedicated to security, signals, and protection of critical infrastructures.

Francisco Javier Benedicto, Director of Navigation at the European Space Agency, analyzed the evolution of Galileo amid increasing threats and new operational demands.

Miguel Romay (GMV), Luis Mayo (Hispasat), and Xabier Bertrán (SES) participated in debates on multi-orbit connectivity, technological sovereignty, and resilience of space infrastructures.

The Gold Hall afternoon programme focused on access to space, industrial preparedness, and market realities.

Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, called for reinforcing European strategic autonomy, accelerating decision-making, and ensuring a stable regulatory framework to allow the industry to compete globally.

Jesús Serrano, chief executive officer of GMV, participated in debates on European industrial preparedness and highlighted the role of technology companies in navigation, security, and advanced space services.

Lorena Boix, deputy director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS), presented the European Executive's perspective on industrial resilience, economic security, and strengthening the European technological base.

The Request for Proposals seeks propositions for a modern ground segment concept capable of supporting Canada’s next-generation satellite system and its technical requirements, along with a development and implementation plan.

The closing date for proposals to the Canadian Space Agency’s ground segment concept studies RFP is March 24, 2026.

The ground segment concept studies work includes identifying key technologies to be integrated into the ground segment, assessing their maturity, related risks, and strategies to mitigate those risks.

In 2023 the Canadian government allocated $1.012 billion for an initiative to continue Canada’s expertise in synthetic aperture radar satellites and support the country’s Earth observation needs.

The 2023 funding also supports design of a next-generation synthetic aperture radar satellite system as a follow-on to the aging RADARSAT Constellation Mission.

The Canadian Space Agency issued a tender in October 2025 for concept studies for the next-generation synthetic aperture radar satellite system.

In December 2025 the Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a contract to procure and deliver critical long-lead parts in support of RADARSAT Constellation Mission replenishment satellite development.

The 2023 funding supports design and development of a replenishment satellite for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, which comprises three satellites.

The Canadian Space Agency issued a Request for Proposals for ground segment concept studies in support of Canada’s next-generation synthetic aperture radar satellite system, RADARSAT+.

The Bundeswehr’s 2024 Defence Scientific Research report indicates that funding for the full-sized spaceplane is largely expected to come from private investment while the Bundeswehr can make a significant contribution as a potential anchor customer.

The AURORA single-stage design would need only an expendable upper stage to deploy payloads of up to 1,000 kilograms into low Earth orbit.

The hypersonic vehicle is named the Hypersonic Test and Experimentation Vehicle (HYTEV).

POLARIS developed the HYTEV concept during preparatory work carried out in 2024 and 2025 under a separate BAAINBw contract.

The HYTEV turbofans will be used for take-off and landing, and the aerospike rocket engine will accelerate the vehicle before upper-stage deployment.

POLARIS Spaceplanes describes the HYTEV as roughly the size and take-off mass of a fighter jet.

A variant of the HYTEV with an expendable upper stage will be capable of deploying small satellites into low Earth orbit.

The HYTEV is expected to be ready for its first flight toward the end of 2027.

The Bundeswehr’s 2024 Defence Scientific Research report states that the first test of POLARIS’s full-sized spaceplane, likely referring to AURORA, was planned for 2028 provided the necessary funds can be made available.

The HYTEV upper stage will be entirely rocket-powered and imagery accompanying the announcement appears to show a conventional rocket engine configuration for the upper stage.

The AirLAS concept would use a likely variant of POLARIS’s current five-metre-long MIRA vehicles equipped with an IRIS-T air-to-air missile for defence applications.

The HYTEV main stage will be powered by two turbofans and one POLARIS in-house developed aerospike rocket engine.

A separate BAAINBw contract awarded in February 2025 covered the design of a hypersonic research vehicle that likely served as the basis for the HYTEV concept.

The HYTEV’s primary application is as a hypersonic testbed for scientific and defence-related research.

The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) awarded POLARIS Spaceplanes a contract on 27 January to build and flight test a fully reusable, horizontal take-off, two-stage hypersonic vehicle.