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Sabca signs EUR 85 million Ariane 6 thrust vector control contract

Sabca signed a contract reported at EUR 85 million to supply thrust vector control systems for the main and upper-stage engines of Ariane 6 flight models 16 to 42, built in Brussels.

Reported Editor-read ArianeGroup press release, 6 October 2025

What it does not test. Does not confirm the EUR 85 million figure within ArianeGroup's own release, only within Sabca's.

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 2026-10-13. How the record is made

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