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 "slug": "ohb-will-weigh-legal-action-if-eu-clears-airbus-thales-leonardo-satellite-merger",
 "title": "OHB Will Weigh Legal Action if EU Clears Airbus–Thales–Leonardo Satellite Merger",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/ohb-will-weigh-legal-action-if-eu-clears-airbus-thales-leonardo-satellite-merger/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/ohb-will-weigh-legal-action-if-eu-clears-airbus-thales-leonardo-satellite-merger/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-07T14:09:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:17.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBremen, 7 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * OHB SE CEO Marco Fuchs confirmed on 7 May that the company will consider legal action if the European Commission clears the proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo satellite-manufacturing merger code-named \"Project Bromo\"\n * Fuchs characterised the merger as \"a disturbance of the market\"; OHB warns the new entity could impact established supply chains and undermine competition for Europe's few independent satellite makers\n * OHB quarterly results release",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "spc-space"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "airbus",
  "european-union",
  "germany",
  "italy",
  "knds",
  "leonardo",
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