UK To Boost Tempest, Form Space Command In Spending Uptick

Tempest
Tempest, the UK's Future Combat Air System.
Credit: UK Ministry of Defence / Crown Copyright
LONDON—The UK is to develop a Space Command and continue to pursue the development of a Future Combat Air System called Tempest as part of a dramatic uptick in defense spending. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wanted to end an “age of decline” and an “era of retreat” for UK defense spending...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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