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The UK Government now perceives Space as one of most vibrant industrial sectors that differentiate the UK in the world with a leading position in world-class technologies and services. Space is increasingly recognised for underpinning the functions of the modern world with reliance on telecommunications, timing trains, financial transactions, monitoring the global climate, and extending our knowledge of our place in the universe.

The global Space market is forecast to be worth around £400bn by 2030. In order to capitalise on this extraordinary expansion, the UK Space Industry has come together to develop an ambitious 20-year strategy to capture 10% of that market by 2030.

As the UK Government responds to forecast growth in Space-related industries, Finmeccanica can harness its assets and contribute to meeting the target to increase the UK's share of the Space market. We have a world-class portfolio of Space-related capabilities and are uniquely placed to support the UK government and its industry partners as they strive to further establish the country’s global position in Space.

Finmeccanica has identified opportunities in this sector, building on its technological excellence and extensive Space capabilities. Our strong systems engineering capabilities, combined with market knowledge and niche offerings, will allow us to develop our business in the upstream manufacturing and downstream applications markets.

  • Integrated Communications – Finmeccanica develops and markets new services for satellite systems, as well as building and managing communications networks that integrate satellite and ground-based infrastructure, with the aim of responding effectively to the needs of the business and institutional markets, media and broadcast sectors, and global telecommunications operators.
  • Programme and Project Support – Finmeccanica provides the management support that enables clients to successfully transform strategy into measurable benefits. Based on complete understanding of systems architectures, we work with our clients to plan and deliver complex programmes to achieve successful outcomes with low operational risk.
  • End-to-End Ground Systems – Our end-to-end ground segment offering includes the procurement or development of ground segment systems, and, more importantly, the overlying system and programmatic aspects.
  • Simulations and Modelling – Finmeccanica has developed many operational simulators and has been instrumental in the development of the European Space Agency’s simulation infrastructure.  Through our heritage, we have developed a portfolio of smart solutions to support the complete programme lifecycle.
  • Training Solutions – Finmeccanica combines advanced learning practices, technology-based training and performance support techniques to identify and bridge human capability gaps, ensuring organisational performance improvement.
  • Systems and Operations Engineering – Finmeccanica’s staff are skilled in all aspects of platform engineering, geostationary, low Earth orbit and interplanetary operations and scientific and telecommunication payloads, providing us with the flexibility and experience to engage with the widest range of customers, including civil and military programmes.
  • Hardware Development – We develop and produce optical payloads, RF equipment, photovoltaic assemblies, power conditioning & distribution units and robotic arms.