Northrop Grumman to Start Work on Hungary’s First Geosynchronous Communications Satellite

Summary

Northrop Grumman, partnering with 4iG Space and Defence Technologies, announced it started work on Hungary’s first sovereign geosynchronous satellite using its proven GEOStar-3 platform to provide secure Ka-band communications, reinforcing US-Hungary collaboration and national security.

• Northrop Grumman initiates work to power Hungary’s first sovereign geosynchronous satellite, delivering secure communications with the trusted, flight-proven GEOStar-3 platform.
  
  
• Northrop Grumman’s scale, speed and established production programs accelerate delivery of advanced space technologies for allied collaboration.
  
  

(PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd. announced a new joint effort to start work on a geosynchronous satellite for Hungary.

It will be Hungary’s first sovereign communications satellite and provide secure Ka-band communications for government and commercial use throughout the region using Northrop Grumman’s proven GEOStar-3 spacecraft. GEOStar is a backbone for commercial and military satellite communications worldwide, with more than 50 missions to date.

This historic agreement builds on a Memorandum of Understanding between the companies to collaborate on a range of space and defense programs. Northrop Grumman provides the scale, speed and proven production capabilities required to deliver ready‑now advanced technologies that enhance national security, space and resilience.

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(left to right): Steve O’Bryan, Corporate Vice President and Global Business Development Officer, Northrop Grumman; Dorothy Mayhew, Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States; Troy Brashear, Vice President, Space International Growth, Northrop Grumman; Márton Nagy, National Economy Minister of Hungary; [i]István Sárhegyi, CEO, 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd.; Gellért Jászai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Chairman of 4iG. (Photo Credit: 4iG Space and Defence Technologies)[/i]