UK Istari Military Space Program At 'Inflection Point'

Surrey Satellite workers

The UK's August launch of Tyche, an electro-optical earth observation satellite built by Airbus’ Surrey Satellite Technology, is part of several so-called low-Earth-orbit operational concept demonstrators to pave the way to an operational system.

Credit: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
The UK is reaching a pivotal moment in developing its own space-based intelligence-collection capability, with the first of several pathfinder satellites nearing operations and the Defense Ministry looking to reach out to industry to help shape an operational architecture. The Defense Ministry is...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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