RUAG Space wins major Ariane 5 payload fairing contract

RUAG Space announced today that it has won a major payload fairing contract from Arianespace. Signed today in Zurich by Stéphane Israël, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Holger Wentscher, Senior Vice President RUAG Space Switzerland, the contract covers the provision of Ariane 5 payload fairings through 2019, and is worth more than 100 million Swiss francs.