MP urges British constellation of hundreds of AI satellites
Fred Thomas, the Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, has called at Prime Minister’s Questions for a British-owned network of hundreds of low-cost AI satellites, and Deputy Prime Minister Louise Haigh said the Space Minister would meet him.
Saab launches space command and control platform
Saab has launched the Allied Mission System, a cloud-based platform that brings space domain awareness, mission management and command and control together so that operators can watch and respond to activity in orbit.
Geospatial intelligence contract goes to CGI
CGI has won a contract from the Ministry of Defence's National Armaments Director Group to provide technical and project support for PICASSO, the programme that develops and sustains Britain's national geospatial intelligence capabilities.
Military satellites could be refuelled in orbit
Life extension of the in-service SKYNET 5 military communications satellites would use in-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing technologies.
Nuclear weapons in space would break law, says Britain
Orbital weapons of both kinds pose a growing threat to the space-based services Britain and its allies depend on, and any attempt to put nuclear weapons in orbit would be highly destabilising and contrary to international law, the UK has stated.
Britain puts space at centre of defence buying revolution
National Armaments Director Rupert Pearce says Defence must become a far more active customer for UK space firms, with nearly £13bn committed and space placed among the first new capability portfolios. #SpacePower
UK must prepare for ‘orbital warfare’, think tank warns
The United Kingdom must adopt 'orbital warfare' into its military lexicon and shift from ground-based protections towards offensive in-orbit combat capabilities, according to a new paper from the Council on Geostrategy.
UK shifts space spending towards space control
The Defence Investment Plan puts £880m into space this parliament, with a rebalance towards space control that officials would not detail.
Britain warns satellite rule changes could hit war comms
The Ministry of Defence has acknowledged that proposed international changes to satellite interference rules could affect UK military communications in wartime, telling Parliament the risks are being managed.
BAE delivers sensor hardware for Space Force satellite
BAE Systems has delivered flight hardware for the U.S. Space Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar programme, keeping the project on track for a 2028 launch.
