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The U.K. Ministry of Defence plans to spend £1,400,000,000 ($1,600,000,000) on developing new space capabilities over the next decade.

NARRATIVE PLAN10/19/2022UK defense committee calls for thorough Eutelsat/OneWeb review

The Prometheus-2 mission will enable the UK Ministry of Defence to operate a hyperspectral sensor for the first time and to run processing and algorithms directly on HyperScout.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/28/2022UK’s first orbital satellite launch includes intelligent hyperspectral imager HyperScout® M

The Windracers aircraft will be equipped with scientific research equipment from the British Antarctic Survey and flown in Antarctica to gather novel research data at an unprecedented scale.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/28/2022Helix Geospace’s UK grant funding to provide accurate, resilient GNSS solution in GNSS-denied environments

NORSS won a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to develop a new simulator system for developing and testing future British military satellites and constellations.

ORG RELATIONSHIP7/18/2022Raytheon to acquire UK startup Northern Space and Security

The National Reconnaissance Office is partnering with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence on the first commercial rocket launch from the UK.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/11/2022National Reconnaissance Officer Is Partnering With The UK’s MOD For The 1st Commercial Rocket Launch From The UK Via Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One

In-Space Missions won a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to build a satellite to test optical communications.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/9/2021In-Space Missions wins contract for British military smallsat

The U.K. Ministry of Defence plans to invest £1,400,000,000into next-generation space systems over the next decade.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/9/2021In-Space Missions wins contract for British military smallsat

Viasat UK Ltd. has an agreement to collaborate with Cyber1st to deliver secure voice and data capabilities globally to commercial customers, governments, and on an exclusive basis to the UK Ministry of Defence and wider defence users.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/15/2020Viasat, Cyber1st Collaborate to Support Ongoing UK Sovereign Crypto Growth Capabilities