Redwire Awarded Contract To Develop Quantum-Secure Satellite ESA's Quantum Key Distribution Satellite Within ESA's ARTES Partnership Projects Program

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been awarded a contract to develop a quantum-secure satellite as part of the European Space Agency's Quantum Key Distribution Satellite (QKDSat) initiative within the ARTES Partnership Projects program. The company will manufacture its Hammerhead spacecraft, which will include the QKD payload and Redwire's ADPMS-3 avionics suite. Redwire is collaborating with a multi-country consortium led by Honeywell Aerospace, aiming to enhance communication security through satellite-based quantum key distribution.