Airbus starts the development of IRIS² satellites on behalf of Eutelsat
What happened
Paris, France, 10 September 2026 - Airbus Defence and Space has signed the initial contract for the design and build of the first layer of satellites for Europe’s sovereign IRIS² constellation.
Quoted from Airbus newsroom, 10 September 2026, under that publisher's own terms. Short attributed quotation, 31 of 40 words quoted.
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