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Airbus to build 340 additional OneWeb LEO satellites for Eutelsat at Toulouse

Airbus Defence and Space will manufacture 340 additional low Earth orbit satellites for Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation under a new contract, with assembly to take place at Airbus’s Toulouse facility in France. The order expands OneWeb’s production pipeline and centralises European build capacity in Toulouse.

Also: Aviation Business News, defence-industry.eu, Business Wire, techafricanews.com and indiastrategic.in
2026-01-12T01:29:23.622502-08:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

India, France near major 114-Rafale deal before Macron visit

By AeroTime: India and France are in advanced talks on a major 114-Rafale fighter deal for the Indian Air Force, expected to gain momentum ahead of President Macron’s visit.

2026-01-12T02:44:18.757765-08:00
space   China   Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites

By SpaceNews.com: China files ITU paperwork for megaconstellations totaling nearly 200,000 satellites China has submitted two filings for huge non-geostationary satellite networks to the International Telecommunication Union, indicating moves to secure options for next-generation megaconstellations.

2026-01-12T01:29:33.242733-08:00
defense   Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Defense Policy  
Seeking Alpha • Rob Williams

Trump weighs options on Iran as protests deepen: WSJ

By Seeking Alpha: Trump to weigh U.S. options on Iran protests—sanctions, cyber ops, satellite internet and military steps.

Also: The Verge, Sky News, Jerusalem Post and ANI News Agency
2026-01-11T09:08:46.672814-08:00