🇺🇸 US–Hungarian strategic cooperation agreement to establish satellite mass-production capabilities 🇭🇺
4iG Space and Defence Technologies Zrt. and its subsidiary, Remred Zrt., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US-based Apex - Spacecraft Manufacturing, Inc., a leading satellite platform developer and manufacturer in the United States.
👉 The goal goes beyond building individual satellites. The partners aim to establish an industrial operating model that delivers consistent quality, predictable production schedules and scalable manufacturing capacity in Europe.
What each partner brings to the cooperation:
🔹 Apex Technology, Inc. - proven satellite platforms, mass-manufacturing capabilities, and integration services optimised for constellation-scale satellite production
🔹 REMRED - ECSS-compliant European engineering capabilities and MAIT infrastructure
🔹 4iG SDT - vertical integration across the satellite value chain, programme integration capability, and international market access
🎯 The partnership aims to lay the foundations for an EU-compliant, export ready satellite mass-manufacturing and integration capability that can operate at industrial scale specifically targeting constellation applications.
Following the signing of the MoU, the partners will launch detailed technical and business assessments to define potential implementation models and scaling pathways.
“One of the most important goals of the cooperation is to introduce the Ford-T-like serial production logic that has already been proven in the American space industry - led by Apex - to the European satellite market. This approach could fundamentally change the development and production pace and cost structure of satellites, just as it revolutionized the automotive industry 100 years ago. Building on the experiences of Apex, we are examining the development of an industry model that, with the active involvement of Hungarian expertise, can bring a paradigm shift to the European space industry,” said István Sárhegyi, CEO of 4iG SDT.
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