Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 14899
Skynet
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capability gap created by his Department's decision to cancel the Skynet 6 programme.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Skynet 6 programme has not been cancelled. There is continued investment in the delivery of the next generation of systems to support satellite communications out to the 2040s. As reported in the Defence Investment Plan, there has been a change in app...
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