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BAE Systems Acquires Small U.K. Satellite Company In-Space Missions

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

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BAE Systems Acquires Small U.K. Satellite Company In-Space Missions

In-Space Mission's Faraday Phoenix satellite. Photo: BAE Systems

Making a jump to have its own in-house capabilities to design and manufacture satellites, Britain’s BAE Systems on Tuesday said it has acquired another United Kingdom-based company, In-Space Mission, which is currently designing and building a series of satellites for various customers. The acquisition gives BAE a full lifecycle satellite capability while offering In-Space Missions the ability to scale its capabilities and offerings. BAE already has various space products in waveforms, electronics, antenna, digital signal processing and analytics. BAE paid…

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