Nokia and ICEYE to Support Ukraine’s Defense With Satellite Capabilities Under €300 Million Finland Agreements
united24media.com
Ukraine and Finland signed seven documents worth 300 million euros to supply locomotives, energy tech, and satellite access from Nokia and ICEYE.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/12048737

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The cooperation agreement places an emphasis on defense technology and energy security. Under the new terms, Ukraine will expand its access to Finnish satellite capabilities through direct collaboration with telecommunications technology giant Nokia and satellite provider ICEYE.

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Earlier this month, ICEYE and Nokia announced a partnership to develop secure, sovereign and high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications systems for governments, supporting missions from defense and border security to emergency services and disaster response. Built on trusted European technology, the jointly developed satellite communications systems will give nations ownership and control of satellites, ground segment and terminals.

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  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This was about making the satellites for it. Not about launch capacity.

    Its a big step for sure and you can’t do one without the other, but their current rockets and plans arent a good fit for it yet.

    Edit: I just want to emphasis the “yet”. I’m not saying they can’t, but they’ll need to plan for it.