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OHB Digital Connect wins EUR 10.7 million Square Kilometre Array receiver deal

OHB Digital Connect won a EUR 10.7 million contract, Germany's first with the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, to build 86 radio receivers for the SKA Mid telescope array in South Africa.

Verified AI-drafted OHB Digital Connect press release, 4 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish any further German contracts with the Square Kilometre Array Observatory beyond this receiver order.

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 and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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