Skynet: Procurement
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Skynet 6 Programme.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The Skynet 6 Programme continues to progress to meet Defence’s satellite communication needs. The build of the Skynet 6A satellite is about to transition into the testing and validation phase. Negotiations for the acquisition of a single narrowband satellite and the competition for up to three wideband satellites are both progressing. The ground infrastructure has remained fully operational.
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