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Recommendation 12

12

Prioritise procurement of homegrown responsive launch services from domestic UK providers for defence.

Recommendation
The Ministry of Defence should prioritise the procurement of homegrown responsive launch services from domestic UK providers that can deploy satellites within days or weeks in response to emerging threats. (Recommendation, Paragraph 62)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗