UK sets out a £7.8 billion space strategy through 2030.

The UK government published a new space strategy on September 8, coordinating £7.8 billion of investment through 2030. It includes £880 million for space control and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, alongside £2.8 billion for connectivity programs including SKYNET.

The plan also supports tracking objects in orbit and developing in-orbit servicing and manufacturing. It replaces the 2021 strategy. The headline total covers a multi-year program of government activity, rather than a single newly awarded contract.