“Dual-use” is the funding word. It’s also the label operators want off.

"Dual-use" was supposed to unlock procurement. On Day 3 of SmallSat Europe 2026 it got taken apart by the operators it was meant to help — Alam (Luxembourg), Gleason (Aerospace Corporation), Villemos (Leanspace), and Black (RAND Europe) — arguing the label routes funding and strips legal sanctuary at the same time.

Source: https://satnews.com/2026/05/29/dual-use-is-the-funding-word-its-also-the-label-operators-want-off/