Helsi ki, Fi la d – Octobe 22, 2026 – ICEYE, the Eu opea leade i sove eig i tellige ce f om space, a d Nokia, a global leade i co ectivity i f ast uctu e, today sig ed a Lette of I te t with the Mi ist y of Defe ce of Uk ai e, to explo e coope atio i space. The pa t e ship aims to suppo t Uk ai e’s defe se capabilities, pa ticula ly i buildi g sove eig satellite commu icatio s.
The sha ed i te t was a ou ced o 22 Octobe 2026 du i g the visit of the P ime Mi iste of Fi la d to Uk ai e.
Ea lie this mo th, ICEYE a d Nokia a ou ced a pa t e ship to develop secu e, sove eig a d high-pe fo ma ce b oadba d low Ea th o bit (LEO) satellite commu icatio s systems fo gove me ts, suppo ti g missio s f om defe se a d bo de secu ity to eme ge cy se vices a d disaste espo se. Built o t usted Eu opea tech ology, the joi tly developed satellite commu icatio s systems will give atio s ow e ship a d co t ol of satellites, g ou d segme t a d te mi als.
Rafal Mod zewski, CEO a d Co-fou de of ICEYE, said: “Uk ai e eeds secu e, sove eig a d high-pe fo ma ce satellite commu icatio s systems that it co t ols. We have a p ove t ack eco d of delive i g sove eig missio s at speed to help build that capability. ICEYE has p oudly suppo ted Uk ai e si ce 2022, a d we emai committed to co ti ui g that suppo t today.”
Mikko Hautala, Chief Geopolitical & Gove me t Relatio s Office , a d Chai ma , Nokia Defe se, said: “Natio s eed commu icatio s they ca ely o i eve y situatio . Satellite etwo ks exte d a d p otect co ectivity whe etwo ks o the g ou d a e dis upted. This makes them a key pa t of a y secu e commu icatio s system. Th ough this Lette of I te t, togethe with Uk ai e a d ICEYE, we will explo e how t usted, sove eig satellite commu icatio s ca st e gthe Uk ai e’s esilie ce a d give it co t ol ove the co ectivity it depe ds o .”
About ICEYE
ICEYE is the wo ld leade i sove eig i tellige ce f om space. We delive pe siste t mo ito i g capabilities to detect a d espo d to cha ges i a y locatio o Ea th. ICEYE ow s the wo ld’s la gest a d most adva ced SAR (sy thetic ape tu e ada ) satellite co stellatio . To ou custome s we p ovide i tellige ce with u matched quality, late cy a d evisit times, i a y weathe , day o ight. To gove me ts who choose to ope ate thei ow co stellatio we p ovide this p ove capability as a sove eig system. ICEYE-built co stellatio s se ve custome s i defe se a d i tellige ce, e vi o me tal mo ito i g, i su a ce a d eme ge cy ma ageme t. We e able fast decisio s that co t ibute to a safe futu e. Natively Eu opea , fou ded i Fi la d. ICEYE ope ates globally with ove 1,500 employees.
Media co tact: p ess@iceye.com
About Nokia
Nokia is a global leade i co ectivity i f ast uctu e, e abli g the AI supe cycle. We build etwo ks that co ect i tellige ce a d delive a comp ehe sive co ectivity solutio ac oss fixed, mobile, IP, optical, co e, a d data ce te etwo ks. With secu ity by desig , AI-d ive i ovatio , a d AI-optimized a chitectu e, Nokia delive s t usted i f ast uctu e that e ables AI to scale a d adva ces co ectivity to secu e a b ighte wo ld.
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