Officials hope investments such as Radar 2 may encourage Eurofighter Typhoon export customers such as Saudi Arabia to sign on the dotted line for more fighters.
Babcock will manage and operate the UK Defense Ministry’s communication satellite constellation Skynet, winning out against competition from Airbus and others.
The UK will tilt power projection towards the Indo-Pacific region in response to the growing threat posed by China, a review of the UK foreign and defense policy has outlined.