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Military● Low51m ago · Nov 10, 2026, 7:45 PM

France awards $1.7 billion contract to Airbus-Thales team for new military satellites

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Breaking Defense · Western Europe

The IRIS orbiters will replace three current satellites in use, known as the Optical Space Component, with better technology to deliver clearer images and faster access to captured imagery.

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