Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply 42 satellite buses for SDA constellation

Northrop Grumman announced it selected Airbus U.S. Space and Defense to produce 42 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1. The Airbus Arrow 450 buses will be produced at the Airbus OneWeb Satellites factory in Merritt Island, Florida, with first delivery scheduled for fall 2023.

“We are pleased to have Airbus U.S. as one of our key commercial suppliers for this significant national security mission.”spacenews.com

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• spacenews.comNorthrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation - SpaceNewsSandra ErwinJul 5, 2022

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