Space industry awaits British contracts with bated breath

Airbus and OneWeb eye House of Lords influence thanks to the new Tory whip 

With the UK forging ahead with space and defence programmes, Airbus Group's Westminster influence has received a boost from former Conservative MP Graham Evans's recent House of Lords appointment.

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Ex-GCHQ technology chief Kempson assists Horizon Technologies' rise in interceptions 

Still hoping to get its interception (SIGINT) constellation into orbit in time for future major British space contracts, Britain's Horizon Technologies recently appointed former GCHQ chief Neil Kempson to advise it.

With Pasinetti gone, Thales ushers in security and intelligence reforms 

After the departure of its long-serving head of security Pierre Pasinetti, the French defence group Thales, headed by Patrice Caine, faces new security challenges and wants to rethink the department.

Awaiting listing after merger, BlackSky's fate relies on major contracts with NRO and NGA 

GEOINT specialist BlackSky's merger with Osprey to go public, a decision strongly backed by Peter Thiel, shows the operators are willing to change business model in order to win major contracts with US intelligence services.

British GEOINT chief to make rare appearance 

The Ministry of Defence is sending Brigadier Paul Lynch to be one of the keynote speakers at the next DGI

London sets sights on space again 

Covid-19 notwithstanding, the British parliament's defence commitee this month began phase one of its "Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy