LA PLATA, Maryland — A detailed French parliamentary report on the state of France’s satellite sector and its military importance concluded that a merger of satellite prime contractors Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space would be acceptable only if it did not lead to mass layoffs or the strengthening of OHB SE of Germany, Europe’s third large satellite system prime contractor.
The report also said Europe’s planned Iris2 constellation of secure communications satellites is at risk of being undermined, and perhaps scuttled, by . . .
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