Redwire (RDW) Lands ESA Quantum-Secure Satellite Contract for QKDSat Program [Yahoo! Finance]
Redwire Corporation (RDW)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
On April 2, 2026, Redwire said it had been awarded a contract to develop a quantum-secure satellite for the European Space Agency's Quantum Key Distribution Satellite, or QKDSat, under ESA's ARTES Partnership Projects program. The company said it will manufacture and deliver its European-built Hammerhead spacecraft, which will carry the quantum key distribution payload along with Redwire's ADPMS-3 avionics suite. Redwire (RDW) Lands ESA Quantum-Secure Satellite Contract for QKDSat Program Redwire said the project is part of a multi-country consortium led by Honeywell Aerospace's UK team and is aimed at enabling satellite-based quantum key distribution to protect communications against data breaches. Management framed the award as a step toward more resilient long-distance secure communications, noting that satellite quantum key distribution can overcome the distance limits of terrestrial fiber-based quantum networks. ESA also described the program as important for secure commer
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