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UK publishes GBP7.8 billion Space Strategy to 2030

The UK government published a GBP 7.8 billion Space Strategy to 2030, allocating over GBP 3 billion to defence space capability, GBP 2.8 billion to satellite connectivity including SKYNET, and GBP 40 million to in orbit servicing and manufacturing.

Verified AI-drafted GOV.UK, UK Space Strategy, 8 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not itself award a contract or name a supplier for the capabilities it funds.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. GBP7.8bn strategy plan, no contract or supplier named yet. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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