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# German antitrust regulator clears Rheinmetall-OHB satellite joint venture
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-04-16-rheinmetall-ohb-satellite-jv-antitrust-clearance/
- Published: 2026-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:35.000Z
- Description: Germany's Bundeskartellamt cleared a joint venture between Rheinmetall Digital and OHB to jointly bid for a Bundeswehr military satellite communications contract, with OHB covering the space segment and Rheinmetall the user and network segment.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified

Verified [Bundeskartellamt press release, 16 April 2026](https://www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/Meldung/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/04%5F16%5F2026%5FRheinmetall%5FOHB.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the joint venture has won the underlying Bundeswehr satcom contract.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Antitrust clearance lets Rheinmetall-OHB JV bid for Bundeswehr satcom; contract not yet won. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)