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# Airbus wins Hisdesat contract for Spain's SpainSat NG-III secure satellite
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-31-airbus-spainsat-ng3-contract/
- Published: 2026-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T04:00:51.000Z
- Description: Hisdesat awarded Airbus, with Thales Alenia Space building the military UHF and Ka band payload, the contract for Spain's SpainSat NG-III secure communications satellite, providing jam and spoof resistant, EMP hardened military links from early 2031.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Airbus press release, 31 July 2026](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-07-airbus-awarded-contract-for-spainsat-ng-iii-secure-communications-satellite?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose a contract value or confirm the satellite has entered production.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. Hisdesat contracts Airbus/Thales Alenia to build Spain's secure military satellite. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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 2026-09-24\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)