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SatService (Calian) awarded Bundeswehr Q/V-band satellite ground station contract

SatService GmbH, the German satcom engineering arm of Canada-listed Calian Group, was awarded a contract by Germany's Federal Ministry of Defence, via Bundeswehr University Munich, to build a 4 metre Q/V-band ground station for GEO SATCOM training. Value undisclosed.

Verified Calian / SatService, 10 February 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish the contract's value (undisclosed), that the station has been built, or that the supplying group is European-owned.

How this item counts. Towards dependence: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight -2 of 36 possible. Ground station built by Canada-listed Calian's German arm, not confirmed EU-owned. European Sovereignty Index

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