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France's DGA signs EUR 1 billion framework deal with Eutelsat for OneWeb capacity

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.

Reported Editor-read Via Satellite, 18 June 2025

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.

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

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