On 22 May 2025, DG DEFIS and EEAS hosted the 4th meeting of STM subgroup 1 on civilian and military STM requirements. They presented a first draft report of civilian and military STM requirements, gathered from the extensive replies of, valuable contributions from and insightful discussions with EU operators in STM subgroup 1 over the past year. Operators confirmed that the first draft collection, already structured roughly along the draft categories proposed in the previous meeting, seemed comprehensive and advised focusing on priority areas for implementation.
The aggregated civilian and military STM requirements established in this group are gathered by operators primarily for operators. They will feed into a range of other EU policy initiatives in the coming months, thereby making sure that operators’ needs are taken into account in upcoming EU actions.
Background
STM subgroup 1, co-chaired by DG DEFIS and EEAS, gathers representatives from EU and Norwegian civilian space operators and the European Defence Agency aggregating the views of EU military operators. STM subgroup 1 helps implement the first avenue on “assessing STM requirements and impacts for the EU” of the Joint Communication on an EU approach to STM.
More information
To find out about activities and meetings of the STM main group and subgroups, go to Space Traffic Management stakeholder mechanism (europa.eu).
