BAE secures $7m DARPA contract for space tech
BAE Systems' FAST Labs research and development organisation has secured a $7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Lockheed working with UK on space-based solar power
Lockheed Martin has announced a £150,000 investment in a project alongside Northumbria University.
The next ship to be named after Glasgow
The starship USS Glasgow makes its (sort of) stellar debut on the Emmy Award-winning series, Star Trek: Picard.
Babcock to operate British military Skynet satellites
Babcock has been awarded the contract to manage and operate Skynet, a British satellite communications system dedicated to military use.
British space launch capability ‘strategically significant’
Space launch proceedings are set to start between 21:45 and 22:45 tonight.
British assault ship returns home
HMS Albion has returned to Devonport after completing a deployment to the Mediterranean as part of Operation Achillean.
First UK satellite launch to take place in summer
The first satellite launch from the UK (and the first-ever launch of a commercial rocket from Western Europe) will take place this summer from Cornwall, Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin has announced today.
Britain spending £1.4 billion on space defence
The bulk of the money will go to developing and launching a multi-satellite system, known as 'ISTARI', designed to perform global surveillance and intelligence gathering for British military operations.
First British ‘GPS style’ satellite to transmit test signal
The UK Space Agency-funded test project will deliver the first UK-generated satellite navigation signal.
Britain starts production Skynet 6A satellite
Skynet is a family of military communications satellites built for the United Kingdom.
