# 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.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-02-10
- Where: Stevenage and Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (supplier)
- [UK Ministry of Defence](https://endata.com/companies/4710.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [airbus.com](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-02-airbus-awarded-oberon-satellites-contract-by-uk-mod), 2025-02-10: "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."

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