Airbus Teams Up with Rheinmetall, OHB For Military Satellites

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000The lobby of OHB SE satellite factory in Bremen.Airbus Defence and Space is mulling a joint bid with German defense giant Rheinmetall AG and domestic satellite manufacturer OHB SE to build a Starlink-like internet service for the Bundeswehr armed forces, according to people familiar with the matter.Airbus Defence and Space informed the German Armed Forces Procurement Office that it plans to form a consortium with the two other German companies to win the so-called SATCOM Bw Stage 4 space project, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity as the talks are not public.