Space Cybersecurity Market Intelligence Report, Edition 2025

What are the highlights of this 3rd Edition?

As it provides even more comprehensive and value-added insights, the threat intelligence chapter reports around 90 cyber and electronic warfare incidents identified by September 1st, 2025, compared to 130 in 2024. Although the number of attacks remains stable, their technical complexity and estimated financial impact continue to rise. The combination of cyber and electronic warfare tactics reflects an increasing hybridization of operations. Current geopolitical tensions are also influencing the threat landscape, underlining the growing importance of securing PNT and space infrastructures.

In this edition, CyberInflight estimates the space cybersecurity market to have reached $6.2bn in 2024, following an outstanding 32% CAGR over the past 5 years. However, the sector has accumulated a cybersecurity debt of $20.6bn in 2025, with a turning point expected before 2030. This edition also highlights the consolidation of the market, as key players strengthen their operational capabilities to meet growing security demands across the global space ecosystem.

The regulatory landscape chapter has been extensively updated to reflect the ongoing fragmentation of space cybersecurity frameworks worldwide. The report focuses on several initiatives, such as the European Space Act, aiming to provide a global approach for the European ecosystem. It also highlights the rise of “soft law” approaches, such as voluntary guidelines and best practices, and provides a comprehensive analysis of the space cybersecurity sector. It also explores the emerging “regulatory race” between the US and the EU, while shedding light on the increasing activity in the APAC region, where countries such as Japan, Australia, India, Taiwan, and South Korea are developing their own national frameworks.

On the technological front, this 3rd edition highlights how mission requirements such as seamless telecommunications, high refresh rate for earth observation, or secure communication over an ISL link are driving innovation in space cybersecurity. It also examines the growing securitization of onboard communications through real-time encryption of telemetry and telecommand data, and the emergence of flexible key management solutions, including over-the-air rekeying. The chapter further addresses the increasing need for GNSS protection, as reliance on positioning and timing services grows across civil and military applications. Initiatives such as Galileo OSNMA and the GPS modernization program aim to enhance signal authentication and resilience against cyber and electronic threats.

This year’s edition expands the Quantum subject, highlighting the sector’s rapid growth with an estimated CAGR of 28.5% between 2023 and 2040. It compares the main strategic approaches: the US fostering innovation through private investment, China leading in quantum communications through state-driven initiatives, and the EU working toward a unified strategy to secure industrial competitiveness, reduce dependencies, and strengthen quantum sovereignty through programs such as IRIS2.

The 2025 edition also introduces an in-depth analysis of military exercises and doctrines integrating cyber and space warfare. For the first time, the Cobra Gold exercise included space as a dedicated component, alongside other major initiatives such as Moonlighter, AsterX, and the Schriever Wargames. The report shows how this evolution marks the transition from dual-use approaches toward the militarization of space.