This scientific, technical, and programmatic user consultation and feedback opportunity forms a critical input to the decision-making process that will lead to the selection of ESA’s twelfth Earth Explorer mission. The four concepts currently competing will be presented to the Earth observation scientific community by their respective scientific and technical teams.

FIA2026 will bring together aerospace and defence operators for a week with the final day, 24 July, being open to the public under the title of ‘Pioneers of Tomorrow’.