# Rheinmetall ICEYE venture selects Manufacturo for satellite production ramp-up Manufacturo's software will support production and quality control in Neuss, where the venture aims to build and certify several dozen radar satellites a year. Published 2026-11-09 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/11/09/rheinmetall-iceye-venture-selects-manufacturo-for-satellite-production-ramp/ Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions (RISS) has selected Manufacturo's software as its integrated management system for production and quality control.[1] The selection, announced Nov. 9, 2026, supports the venture's ramp-up in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite manufacturing in Neuss, Germany.[1][2] The venture aims to build and certify several dozen satellites there each year.[2] Manufacturo says its platform can maintain each satellite's as-built record from supplier receipt through final test, combining production, inventory and quality management in one system.[1] The announcement follows Rheinmetall's Oct. 6 announcement that production had started at the site.[1][2] Neuss brings production, integration, testing and quality assurance together.[2] The software supplier already works with ICEYE, Rheinmetall's partner in the venture.[1][3] RISS head of production operations Andreas Unruh explained the importance of traceability as manufacturing scales in Manufacturo's Nov. 9 release, calling it “a critical foundation for consistent quality and operational readiness.”[1] ## Why it matters The production ramp-up supports RISS's business supplying the German armed forces with reconnaissance data through exclusive access to a satellite constellation that the venture owns.[1][3] The Bundeswehr's equipment office (BAAINBw) commissioned that service under a contract valued at approximately €1.7 billion gross, with an extension option.[3] ## Sources 1. Manufacturo release, PR Newswire, Nov. 9, 2026 2. Rheinmetall, Oct. 6, 2026 3. Rheinmetall, Dec. 18, 2025