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 "slug": "bundeskartellamt-clears-rheinmetall-digital-ohb-joint-venture-satcombw-stage-4-constellation-bid",
 "title": "Bundeskartellamt Clears Rheinmetall Digital / OHB JV for SatcomBw Stage 4 Constellation Bid",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/bundeskartellamt-clears-rheinmetall-digital-ohb-joint-venture-satcombw-stage-4-constellation-bid/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/bundeskartellamt-clears-rheinmetall-digital-ohb-joint-venture-satcombw-stage-4-constellation-bid/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-04-16T15:51:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:37.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBonn, 16 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt on 16 April cleared the proposed Rheinmetall Digital GmbH / OHB SE joint venture, finding the firms \"operate in different sectors\" and aim to combine expertise to submit a joint consortium bid for SatcomBw Stage 4\n * Joint-venture workshare: OHB handles space and ground segments (satellite production, ground-station construction); Rheinmetall Digital handles user and network segments (end-user terminals);",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende",
  "spc-space"
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 "sources": [],
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  "airbus",
  "germany",
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