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UK risks losing key role in European space industry, Airbus warns
Original: UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss https://www.theguardian.co
The head of Airbus has warned that the UK risks losing its key role in the European space industry over a satellite contract. The comments highlight concerns that a failure to secure the deal could see Britain sidelined in European satellite manufacturing and the wider space sector, with jobs and industrial capability potentially shifting elsewhere.
Why now: The Airbus boss's warning about the satellite contract has just been reported, raising concerns in the UK about its future in the European space industry.
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- UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/16/uk-risk-role-european-space-industry-satellite-contract-airbus-boss # Space # Business # Science · guardian_world@robot.villas · 3
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