UK company to build satellite system worth £127m

A new military satellite system costing £127m is being designed and built in the UK. Airbus said the contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) could create about 200 skilled jobs at Stevenage in Hertfordshire, and Portsmouth. The satellite system, named Oberon, is expected to launch in 2027 and will be able to capture images on the ground in the daytime and at night. More

(Source: BBC - Feb 11)