Poland has pledged around $745 million to develop the European Union’s IRIS² satellite internet constellation. An official ceremony in Warsaw on July 21 was attended by European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius and Marcin Kierwiński, Poland’s Minister of the Interior and Administration. The Polish Space Agency announced that the investment will finance six medium Earth orbit satellites and six low Earth orbit satellites. The agency said the funding, totaling 2.8 billion Polish złoty (656 million euros; $740 million), will support the construction of the satellites. Kubilius said the project will give Poland additional strategic communications services and create opportunities for the domestic space industry. Kierwiński said the participation could generate business opportunities for more than 400 companies in Poland’s space sector. IRIS² is designed to provide secure government communications and broadband internet for areas with limited connectivity, and it is intended as a public‑private partnership to serve the EU’s 27 member states. The planned constellation will consist of 292 satellites, including 18 in medium Earth orbit, 264 in higher low Earth orbit and 10 in lower low Earth orbit, according to the European Commission’s Directorate‑General for Defence Industry and Space. Poland recently was selected to host the first European Space Agency center focused on civil security and resilience in Warsaw, and it plans to increase its contribution to ESA’s budget to about 731 million euros between 2026 and 2028. The government also announced a new state‑run fund worth more than 500 million zloty to invest in prospective space companies.