Germany – October 27, 2026 -- OHB SE has entered the TecDAX, replacing CANCOM SE, just one month after the space and defense group was added to the SDAX, index provider STOXX announced following its scheduled review on September 3.

Vandenberg Space Force Base, California – October 27, 2026 -- The ATHENE-1 technology demonstrator, a small satellite of nearly 300 kilograms, has launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 and reached low Earth orbit as planned, starting the operational phase of a mission that will host 22 scientific experiments. LuxSpace, a subsidiary of OHB, built the satellite with the Bundeswehr University Munich. It flew on the Transporter-18 mission.

Bremen – October 27, 2026 -- OHB, the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and the University of Exeter have started a two-year study for the European Space Agency (ESA) to test whether current and future Earth observation systems can detect climate tipping points early.

Mainz – October 27, 2026 -- The Eu-BEST (European Bench for Engine and Stage Testing) project has delivered a modular, mobile rocket test bench, funded with EUR 4.96 million under the EU's Horizon Europe programme. The project closed after final acceptance of the complete test stand at the Mainz site of OHB Digital Connect.

Eu-BEST started on 1 November 2023. Representatives of the European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA), French space agency CNES, German aerospace centre DLR and the project partners attended the closing.

Bremen – October 27, 2026 -- OHB will acquire 25 percent of MediaMobil Communication GmbH through a capital increase, under a strategic partnership agreed between the two Bremen-based companies. The announcement does not disclose the transaction value.

Germany – October 27, 2026 -- Vendors selling to EU banks, hospitals or energy providers are being pulled into DORA and NIS2 obligations through contractual flow-down, regardless of where they are headquartered, according to Sergiy Lapin, CEO of Passeca Germany.

Reno – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) has appointed Dr. Lukas Lutz, co-founder of Germany-based AI engineering firm Sphere Energy, to its Board of Directors. The move adds battery-simulation and machine-learning expertise as the company works to use data from its installed base of Battle Born Batteries.

Hamburg – October 27, 2026 -- German corporate insolvencies will rise 8% in 2026 to 25,900 cases, the highest level in 13 years, according to Allianz Trade's latest global insolvency study. The credit insurer expects no relief in 2027, with cases flat (0%) at the same level.

Mittenwald – October 27, 2026 -- IT-Innerebner GmbH is adding AI-driven research and data population to its free-key CityApp, a platform already used by more than 700 municipalities in Germany and Austria. A prototype has passed its test phase, according to the company.

AI agents and open data replace manual entry for municipal content

The CityApp is connected to the nationwide open-data knowledge graph of the German National Tourist Board (DZT). Approved information on attractions, events, accommodation and restaurants can be imported automatically.

Hamburg – October 27, 2026 -- Mobil Krankenkasse has published its 2025 business report and transparency report, with the Innovation Fund project moVe-it as the central care initiative.

moVe-it targets post-stroke spasticity care through digital case management

The business report, titled "Gesundheit braucht ...", puts patient care at the center. It names three priorities: giving policyholders orientation, developing care services further and strengthening prevention.