ODIN'S EYE II

ODIN'S EYE (multinatiOnal Development INitiative for a Space-based missilE earlY-warning architecturE) II is a European multinational development initiative for a satellite-based early warning system for ballistic and hypersonic missiles. OHB System AG, based in Bremen (Germany), is the project's coordinator with a consortium of 43 companies from 14 European nations having started work on a simulator as of February 2024.[1][2] It is part of the TWISTER (Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based TheatER Surveillance) project within the EU defense initiative for Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). In 2021 the project received €7.5 million from the European Commission to study “space situational awareness and early warning capabilities”.[3][4][5][1][6][2]

History

Design

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "European Defence Fund: OHB System lead the ODIN'S EYE II project". 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. 1 2 Höller, Linus (2024-02-09). "Odin's Eye to expand EU space-based, missile-warning system". Defense News. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Protection from space: OHB and the European Commission signed the grant agreement for ODIN'S EYE II". OHB SE. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  4. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2023-12-27). "OHB Get Go-Head to Commence €90M ODIN'S EYE II Project". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  5. ↑ "OHB System AG leads the EDF project ODIN'S EYE". esut.de. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  6. ↑ "Europe Targets Russia With "Odin's Eye"—New Missile Warning System to Watch the Skies". UNITED24 Media. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
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