Telespazio’s Space Centre in Fucino, Italy.
Telespazio’s “Piero Fanti” Space Centre in Fucino, Italy, which has been active since 1963. Credit: Telespazio

JOHANNESBURG — The European Union’s General Court has annulled the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) decision to award a 250 million euro ($291 million), four-year satellite communications framework contract to Telespazio France, finding that the company’s bid should have been rejected for failing to meet mandatory tender requirements. The contract itself was not annulled.

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Andrew Parsonson is based in Valetta, Malta, and has been covering the space industry since 2017.