UK Military Awaits Skynet Launch
Image source: BBC / Astrium...while the rest of us await our doom.
Jonathan Amos writes for The BBC:
The British military is set to take one of its most significant steps into the digital age with the launch of the first Skynet 5 satellite.More here.
The spacecraft will deliver secure, high-bandwidth communications for UK and "friendly" forces across the globe.
It is part of a multi-billion-pound project that will allow the Army, Royal Navy and RAF to pass much more data, faster between command centres.
The Skynet 5A platform lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana, on Saturday.
posted by Fergie @ 3/09/2007 12:01:00 PM
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