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# France's DGA signs EUR 1 billion framework deal with Eutelsat for OneWeb capacity
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-18-france-dga-eutelsat-nexus-framework/
- Published: 2025-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:03:16.000Z
- Description: France's defence procurement agency DGA signed a 10-year, up to EUR 1 billion framework deal with Eutelsat for priority-access capacity on its OneWeb constellation, under the NEXUS programme to secure military-grade low-orbit communications.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Via Satellite, 18 June 2025](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2025/06/18/frances-armed-forces-ministry-signs-framework-with-eutelsat-for-leo-access/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the value of actual call-off contracts issued under the framework, only the ceiling agreed.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)