France, Poland boost defence ties

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France and Poland will build a telecommunications satellite for the Polish military, the companies involved in the project said on Monday, as Paris and Warsaw strengthen their economic and defence ties.

Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space and Poland's RADMOR will jointly develop a satellite in geostationary orbit, which will support military communications for Poland's armed forces.

The value of the deal, announced during French President Emmanuel Macron's meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Polish city of Gdansk on Monday, was not disclosed.

Unlike Starlink's satellites in low Earth orbit, a geostationary spacecraft can cover large regions from a fixed position over 30,000 km above Earth, though with slower speeds.

France and Poland signed a cooperation treaty last year