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German antitrust regulator clears Rheinmetall-OHB satellite joint venture

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.

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Verified Bundeskartellamt press release, 16 April 2026

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

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