France’s National Space Strategy 2025–2040, coordinated by SGDSN (Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security), is honoured as the National Space Strategy of the Year at the Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2026, held on 29th April 2026 at the Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam.
Anchored in five strategic pillars — autonomous launch capability, industrial competitiveness, defence space systems, scientific leadership, and European cooperation — France’s strategy defines sovereign space infrastructure for a generation.







