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Andrea Grillo

Position
Junior researcher
Biography

Andrea Grillo is a junior researcher in the “Defence, security and space” programme at IAI, focusing on space-related issues. He also serves as Partnerships Coordinator for the Space Law and Policy Project Group at the Space Generation Advisory Council.
Andrea obtained an Advanced Master’s in “Defense and Security in Space” at the French Air and Space Force Academy. Previously, he earned a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Milan, with a thesis on the militarisation of space, and a Bachelor’s degree in Administration and Organisation Sciences, both summa cum laude. During his academic career, he studied in the UK and France and completed an internship at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva. He founded DeepInSecurity.com, an independent publication dedicated to defence and space studies.

Publications
https://www.deepinsecurity.com/author/andreagrillo

Topic

Space
Defence

Expertise

Space

Publications

The Proposal for an EU Space Act: An Italian Perspective

Karolina Muti
Andrea Grillo
Sergio Marchisio
Michele Nones
Rome, IAI, October 2025, 12 p.
In: Documenti IAI 25|13
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Research

European Military Integrated Space Situational Awareness and Recognition Capability - EMISSARY

The IAI is part of a European consortium that brings together leading companies in the space sector for the EMISSARY project (December 2024-Marzo 2029). EMISSARY will enhance the acquisition of space…

The security aspects of European space programmes

IAI is conducting a study for the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia spaziale italiana – ASI) entitled: “Assessment and analysis of security-related aspects of ESA programmes, in relation to…

Responsive European Architecture for Space - REACTS

The initiative aims to provide European member states with a study and design of a new collaborative defence capability: an interoperable, resilient and scalable network of responsive space systems …
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