OneWeb has a constellation of 634 LEO satellites. (Image: Airbus)
OneWeb has more than half of its ground infrastructure in place and the remainder is expected to be ready by early next year, while some satellites are still being moved into position and raised. While the system will provide pole-to-pole coverage it has non-technical geopolitical gaps, specifically China and Russia and one or two other places.
OneWeb – owned by a range of stakeholders including Eutelsat and HM government – is set to merge with Eutelsat depending on approval from that company's shareholders in late September. The government stepped in a few years ago when one of the part-owners entered financial difficulties,
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The two remaining bidders for the flagship Army Collective Training Service (ACTS) contract will move on to the next 20-week phase to select the British Army's Strategic Training Partner.
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
The next-generation platform is motion-compatible and can be used in OTW and NVG applications.
Named BITE, the system simulates the battlefield environment with multiple sensorial stimuli.
Analysts have said that making space for the country in the sixth-gen fighter aircraft initiative could give the UK a chance to ease the financial burden of the aircraft’s development.
Rheinmetall is working to open up the US market and the potential billions of dollars on offer. In order to get in the door it has purchased engineering company Loc Performance Products.
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