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Cuts at Airbus Defence and Space.

Written by Maria Varmazis | Oct 17, 2024 8:00:00 PM

Summary

Airbus Defence and Space announced that they are cutting up to 2,500 jobs from now through mid-2026. The  European Space Agency has selected Kepler as prime contractor to lead the development of the low Earth orbit segment of the High Throughput Optical Network program (HydRON). Thales Alenia Space has signed a €107M contract with ESA for the supply of six additional radar-based satellites dedicated to the Italian Earth observation constellation, IRIDE, and more.

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