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Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio sign contract for SICRAL 2 satellite

Rome, Italy - The contract is worth about 295M€ in total

Thales Alenia Space Italia and Telespazio announced today that they have signed a contract with the Italian Ministry of Defence and the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for the development of the SICRAL 2 satellite and ground segment for military communications. The contract is worth about 295M€ in total, of which 193 M€ relates to Thales Alenia Space and 102 M€ to Telespazio. The contract is li...

fra/pec - 1117097
Rome, Italy, 05/07/2010 17:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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