New Juno satellite to support military operations will be designed and built in the UK. Armed forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for military operations, following a deal signed for a new satellite. The £4oM project with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd will support around 200 skilled jobs, ...
RAF pilots are one step closer to being equipped with a cutting-edge air-protection laser self-protection system, following 100% successful live-fire trials. The laser is being designed to be fitted to a range of RAF aircraft including the intelligence gathering Shadow R2 and A400M transporter, ready to rapidly detect and defeat threats ...
The UK is to collaborate with Canada on the Redwing microsatellite Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission scheduled to launch in 2027. Redwing will track objects in congested orbits with improved sensors, and provide near real-time tasking in response to evolving space events. Redwing, which is the size of a small washing machine, ...
McLaughlin & Harvey complete a key facility that will be used to maintain the E-7 Wedgetail fleet in Scotland. The new structure, located at RAF Lossiemouth, sits alongside the Atlantic Building, from which the UK’s fleet of nine Poseidon MRA Mk1 aircraft already operate. As the world’s most advanced, capable and reliable Airborne ...