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Effete Snob

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Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 11:43 AM

Feb 2023

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/02/15/babcock-wins-480-million-bid-to-run-britains-skynet-satcom-program/

Babcock wins $480 million bid to run Britain’s Skynet SATCOM program

LONDON — Babcock International has secured a deal to run the ground elements of the British military’s Skynet satellite communications system.

The contract, worth at least £400 million ($480 million), will see the British support services company manage and operate the constellation of satellites currently providing secure communications for UK military and government users for a minimum of six years.

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