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Contract for 42 Satellite Platforms Awarded to Airbus by NGC

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Tom Patton
Jul 14, 2022
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Northrop Grumman has awarded a contract for 42 satellite platforms to Airbus to satisfy the U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer prototype constellation (T1TL) award.

“This award underscores Airbus U.S.’s mission to develop and deliver, in the U.S., technology critical to the U.S. warfighter.”

Rob Geckle, president and CEO of Ai…

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