BROMO: updates and timeline

UNSA Airbus says notification of the project to the European authorities was moved to 1 October 2026, following the main French social-consultation steps. This is a union-reported timetable, not a formal European Commission confirmation.

On 30 September, UNSA Airbus published an unfavourable opinion on the project in the configuration then presented. This is a French trade-union position, not a corporate or regulatory decision; the dossier treats it as evidence of the European social dimension of consolidation.

UGL reported on the 24 September meeting under the Italian Article 47 procedure for the transfer of Leonardo’s Space business unit to Telespazio, a corporate step linked to the preparation of the Bromo perimeter.

The Financial Times reports that Airbus has offered asset divestments to address European Commission competition concerns, including overlaps involving French clean-room capacity. No final remedies package has been announced.

FIM, FIOM and UILM reported the signing of the transfer agreement covering space equipment development and production, robotics, payloads and dedicated support functions, involving around 700 employees.

Airbus announced work on the first IRIS² LEO layer: Airbus will produce the platforms and integrate the satellites, while Thales Alenia Space supplies payloads. The programme illustrates why site allocation and technical responsibility remain material before Bromo closes.