Airbus awarded UK MOD contract for Oberon SAR satellites

Airbus was awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, called Oberon, with day-and-night, all-weather surveillance capability. The satellites are expected to launch in 2027.

“Airbus has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Oberon contract to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites with day-and-night, all-weather, space-based ‘Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance’ (ISR) capability.”airbus.com

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• airbus.comAirbus awarded Oberon satellites contract by UK MOD | AirbusFeb 10, 2025

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