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OHB SE: MT Aerospace awarded contract for mechanical systems of ARIANE 6 ground facilities

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2016-10-10 / 08:30
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Paris/Augsburg, 10.10.2016. MT Aerospace, a subsidiary of listed technology
group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005936124), and the French space
agency CNES signed a contract on Friday, October 7th, about the realization
of the launch facilities for ARIANE 6 at Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou,
French-Guiana.

The contract worth EUR 23 million is covering the development,
manufacturing, delivery and commissioning of the mechanical systems for the
launching facilities for the coming ARIANE 6 until handover to CNES and ESA
in May, 2018.

MT Aerospace is significantly involved in the development and
industrialization of the ARIANE 6 launcher system. With an industrial work
share of about 10% MT Aerospace is risk-share-partner and Cluster Prime for
Metallic Structures driving technical innovation and commercial
competitiveness for the future launch system.

"The signature of this contract represents for MT Aerospace the beginning
of a new venture in a long history of ground facilities projects that MT
has realized for ESA, CNES and Arianespace at the European Spaceport over
the last forty years", says Hans J. Steininger, CEO of MT Aerospace. "The
mechanical systems of ELA 4 represents an important part of the ground
infrastructure for ARIANE 6", adds Hans J. Steininger.



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E-Mail: martin.stade@ohb.de


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   Company:     OHB SE                                                     
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   ISIN:        DE0005936124                                               
   WKN:         593612                                                     
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