Airbus wins DARPA contract for satellite bus - Air & Cosmos - International in the OneWeb Satellites joint venture, which plans to mass-produce hundreds of small satellites at reduced cost in a new manufacturing facility in Florida. An initial batch of satellites has been produced at the Airbus facility in Toulouse. Production in Florida is due to get under way this year.
Airbus is one of a number of companies to have received Blackjack-related contracts to date. Others include Colorado-based Blue Canyon and Canadian firm Telesat.