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Airbus selected for ESA’s new mission

For polar ice and snow topography

CRISTAL will measure sea ice thickness and ice sheet elevations; industry in Germany will lead the consortium; contract is worth € 300 million

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Friedrichshafen, Germany, 09/22/2020 09:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AerospaceTAS will provide the IRIS altimeter for the Copernicus CRISTAL mission

At the heart of the operational system for cryosphere and ocean

Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has today signed a close to €88 million contract with Airbus Defence and Space (DS), prime contractor of the satellite, t... more

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IndustryAirbus: to define France's future maritime patrol aircraft

Signed a contract for a risk-assessment study of the programme

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