Lead item · 23 September 2026

EU antitrust chief denies free pass for satellite merger

Brussels' competition arm, not its industrial-policy arm, will judge the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo satellite venture, adding delay risk to Europe's SpaceX answer.

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