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Airbus lobbies over UK Skynet 6 satellite contract
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The Skynet 6 satellite contract is worth £2.4 billion.
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has warned that awarding the UK’s £2.4bn Skynet 6 satellite contract to Lockheed Martin could weaken the UK’s role in Europe’s military satellite industry. No final decision had been announced.
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The Skynet 6 satellite contract is worth £2.4 billion.
“the £2.4bn contract”
AllegedSeveral sources said that no final decision had been made on the Skynet 6 contract.
“Several sources said they believed no final decision on the contract had been made.”
AllegedGuillaume Faury wrote to the prime minister warning that the choice of Skynet 6 provider could affect the UK’s military satellite role in Europe for decades.
“Faury’s letter warned of longer-term consequences for the UK’s role in the European space sector”