Our innovation : SPLINTER

MBDA is also working with the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the start-up U-Space, leveraging its agility and ability to innovate, to validate operational defence scenarios as part of the TOUTATIS demonstration. This project aims to develop two satellites capable of monitoring and hunting in low orbit (located between 400 and 1,000 km). The SPLINTER satellite is equipped with chemical propulsion, a full sensor and effector package, designed to experiment response against threats in low Earth orbit without creating new debris.

This initiative represents the initial phase of a long-term strategy to secure strategic autonomy in space. With the growing risks and the increasing reliance of armed forces on space services, protecting free and secure access to space has become a priority. Strengthened by its historic mission to uphold sovereignty, MBDA is committed to playing a leading role in building a credible and autonomous European space defence.