
Airbus and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the United Kingdom's future SKYNET 6 military satellite wideband communications system, Airbus said on Oct. 22. Airbus' SKYNET 6A satellite is to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2025. In July last year, Airbus said that the company and the U.K. Ministry of Defense had completed a Critical Design Review of SKYNET 6A. Airbus and Northrop Grumman said that undertaking the MOU on SKYNET…