• Airbus won a contract from Hisdesat to develop and build the SpainSat NG-III secure communications satellite.
• Airbus will serve as prime contractor, handling design, integration, and testing at its Toulouse and Getafe facilities.
• Programme targets higher agility, expanded bandwidth, stronger protection against jamming, spoofing, and electronic threats.
• SpainSat NG-III will use active X-band antennas with rapid reconfiguration, with Thales Alenia Space leading UHF and military Ka-band payloads.
• Coverage spans the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; combined with SpainSat NG-I, it extends to about two-thirds of Earth.

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