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Judgment day looms for UK's £8.35B Skynet military satellite comms upgrade

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Supplier stumbles and MoD staffing shortages earn the program a red delivery rating

The UK government's projects authority has sounded the alarm over progress on Skynet 6, the estimated £8.35 billion program to upgrade the military's satellite communications.

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) rated the Skynet 6 project red, which means "successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable" in its current form.

The definition cites "major issues with project definition, schedule, budget, quality and/or benefits delivery, which at this stage do not appear to be manageable or resolvable."

A red confidence rating means the project may need to be rescoped or reassessed, but does not necessarily mean it will fail.

Nonetheless, it is hardly reassuring for a program intended to provide the UK's military satellite communications through 2041 and beyond.

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