On the morning of March 21, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung had a meeting with the delegation of Airbus Group led by Mr. Bruno Parenti, Vice President of Airbus Defense and Space, and General Director of Satellite Systems. leading.
Also attending the meeting were Mr. Zakir Hamid, President of Airbus Defense and Space, Asia-Pacific and China; Ms. Hoang Tri Mai, General Director of Airbus Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and representatives of agencies and units under the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Airbus Defense and Space is one of three main branches (including commercial/civil aviation, helicopters, defense and aerospace) of the Airbus Group. This group has more than 35.000 employees with 2023 revenue reaching 11,5 billion euros.
With 50 years of experience in satellite manufacturing, Airbus Defense and Space is currently the largest provider of military aircraft, satellite and reconnaissance information solutions in Europe and the world's leading provider.
Talking to the delegation, Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung said that Vietnam's vision for the next 100 years is towards space. Therefore, Vietnam is interested and wants to listen to Airbus's advice on satellite-related technologies.
At the meeting, representatives of Airbus Defense and Space Group shared a lot of information about the activities of this business. Accordingly, Airbus has successfully launched more than 120 satellites into geostationary orbit.
This is also the pioneer in producing the OneWeb satellite constellation and is currently leading the race in the software defined geostationary satellite (GEO) market (Software Defined Satellite). Airbus also currently has a strong position in the Satcom GEO communications satellite market.
In Vietnam, Airbus cooperated with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology to successfully launch the Earth observation satellite VNREDSat-1 in 2013. This is also a typical technology project for cooperation between Vietnam and Vietnam. and the French Republic. The satellite has now been operating in orbit for more than 10 years, twice its contractual lifespan.
In the field of telecommunications satellites, Airbus has actively worked with VNPT Group to understand the requirements for replacing VinaSat-1 and VinaSat-2 satellites in the near future, as well as providing advice. Support the corporation in the above content.
Talking with Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung, Airbus proposed to organize a seminar with the topic "Telecommunications satellite technology solutions for Vietnam" to support Vietnam in building the most suitable telecommunications satellite plan in the future. future.
Vice President of Airbus Defense and Space, Mr. Bruno Parenti also invited Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung to visit Airbus' satellite production facility in Toulouse (France). Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung thanked him and said he would make arrangements at a suitable time.
