Europe could pay approximately $20.9 billion to U.S. weapons suppliers if American companies maintain a 30% share of the EU's €60 billion defense fund for Ukraine across 2026-2027. The estimate is based on the Kiel Institute's finding that European donors already purchased about €3 billion from U.S. defense companies in the first half of 2026, with actual spending varying between $13.9 billion and $34.8 billion depending on U.S. system reliance.
Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based satellite manufacturer, operates multiple Earth-imaging constellations capturing daily global imagery. CEO Will Marshall recently appeared with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and other European leaders, while the company's latest Pelican-11 satellite deployed via SpaceX in July joins their Tanager constellation. Planet Labs publishes open satellite data including a Disaster Data feed with freely accessible imagery from natural and man-made disasters.