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Airbus next-generation Skynet satellite recently attained a major milestone

May 22, 2025

The UK’s next-generation military communications satellite—Skynet 6A—has successfully completed the coupling of its communications and service modules. The Airbus Skynet satellite program has provided the UK military with sovereign capability […]

Filed Under: Airbus, MILSATCOM, MILSATCOM Satellite, News, SKYNET, Skynet-6A, United Kingdom (UK)

Babcock awarded UK MoD contract to operate Skynet

February 15, 2023

Babcock International Group Plc (“Babcock”) has been awarded the contract to manage and operate Skynet, the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) military satellite communications system. The six-year contract, commencing in […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Combined Space Operations, Contracts, Government, Military, Military Comms, Military Space, MILSATCOM, SKYNET, Space Operations, United Kingdom (UK)

Speedcast wins APAC teleport services contract from Airbus and UK’s MoD

January 9, 2023

Speedcast has been awarded a contract extension by Airbus to provide gateway hosting services offering secure access to the Airbus SKYNET military satellite system from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Airbus […]

Filed Under: Airbus Defence and Space, APAC, Australia, Business Moves, Contracts, Gateway Hosting, MILSATCOM, SKYNET, Speedcast, UK MoD

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