Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to Eutelsat OneWeb in each of the last six years.

The primary spend with Eutelsat OneWeb has been on test and trial activity related to assessing the Company’s service offerings in support of Defence’s Satellite Communications. The spend is shown in financial years, with the current fiscal year including an element that is projected spend. The Ministry of Defence’s procurement of OneWeb services is expected to increase from financial year (FY) 2026.

FY 2025-26 £1.7 million

FY 2024-25 £72,000

FY 2023-24 £222,000

FY 2022-23 £100,000

No spend prior to April 2022