Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79454

Armed Forces: Satellite Communications

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supplanting the SKYNET (a) 6A and (b) 6EC satellite communications prog

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence is continually assessing SKYNET’s capabilities against demand and potential threats. SKYNET 6A and the Enduring Capability solutions are considered operationally relevant and will form part of a resilient satellite communications e...

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