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 "slug": "france-dga-centaure-contract-eutelsat-oneweb-leo-satcom-iris2-bridge",
 "title": "France's DGA Signs a EUR 350 Million Eight-Year CENTAURE Contract for OneWeb LEO Access",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/france-dga-centaure-contract-eutelsat-oneweb-leo-satcom-iris2-bridge/",
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 "published": "2026-06-15T23:23:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:09.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 15 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * France's defence-procurement agency, the DGA, signed the CENTAURE capacity contract with Eutelsat on 15 June 2026, securing guaranteed access to the OneWeb low-Earth-orbit constellation for the French armed forces\n * The contract carries a ceiling of EUR 350 million (EUR 300 million ex-VAT) over up to eight years, with a firm initial commitment of EUR 138 million (EUR 115 million ex-VAT) over the first four years\n * CENTAURE is the first call-of",
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