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Yuriko Backes presents Luxembourg's defence spending roadmap to 2029
On 20 May 2026, following the Prime Minister's announcement during the State of the Nation address, Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes presented the updated trajectory for Luxembourg's defence spending.
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Green light for the GovSat-2 project
Parliament voted on the draft law concerning the acquisition, launch and operation of the GovSat-2 government and defence communications satellite, as well as to acquire satellite capabilities.
Luxembourg Industry and Research Capabilities for Security and Defence
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Satellite systems ground segments made in 🇱🇺 Defence Minister @Yuriko_Backes and Minister of the Economy @LexDelles visited Hitec Luxembourg. Hitec is a key partner of Luxembourg Defence providing full & limited motion antennas for our space programmes, e.g. LUXEOSys & @GovSatLu
❝A stronger Europe & Luxembourg for a stronger NATO❞ NATO Ministers of Defence met in Brussels to prepare the upcoming Summit in Ankara and to discuss burden sharing, the NATO Force Model and delivering on the financial commitments of last year’s summit commitments.
Out now: 5th edition of the ‘Luxembourg Defence Industrial and Technological Base Catalogue’. 🔗 https://t.co/liiy3kPXKc At the Eurosatory 2026, Minister @Yuriko_Backes presented the latest update of the catalogue, featuring 122 Luxembourg companies.
Defence Minister @Yuriko_Backes received 🇺🇸 Ambassadors Matthew Whitaker @USAmbNATO & Stacey Feinberg @USEmbLuxembourg Ahead of next month’s NATO Summit in Ankara they discussed priorities, defence spending, turning investments into capabilities & the role of the industrial base
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