SEA in Skynet 5 design phase contract team Free

Keywords SEA, Satellites, Defence, MoD

The UK, West-country based Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (also known as SEA) is one of the companies working in the team with Matra Marconi Space that recently won a contract for the design study phase for the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) next generation military satellite system. The Skynet 5 system will replace the current Skynet 4 satellites early in the next century.

The design phase - the contract for which is worth £30 million over the 20 month study period - includes system study and technology prototyping activities and will lead to a proposal for the provision of satellite communications services for the UK armed forces.