# Hungary Signs Northrop Grumman for Its First Sovereign Geostationary Satellite

- slug: hungary-signs-northrop-grumman-for-its-first-sovereign-geostationary-satellite
- date: 2026-04-07
- category: Space & Aerospace

Hungary just locked in Northrop Grumman to build its first domestically controlled geostationary communications satellite, scheduled for 2030 delivery. The contract is routine procurement — but the program it sits inside is not.

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