Germany to approve purchase of three satellites on Wednesday - sources

OHB SE

11/06/2024 15:00

By Maria  Martinez and Sabine Siebold
       BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) - Germany plans to buy three
satellites for its armed forces, with a purchase worth 2.1
billion euros ($2.26 billion) set to be approved by parliament's
budget committee on Wednesday, two members of the committee told
Reuters. 
    Germany will buy two communications satellites from Airbus
and a frequency security satellite from OHB SE.  OHBG.DE , the
budget committee sources said on Tuesday. 
  
($1 = 0.9306 euros)

 (Reporting by Maria Martinez and Sabine Siebold
Editing by Madeline Chambers)
 ((maria.martinez@thomsonreuters.com;))