ISTARI Industry Day Postponement

2. VI.2) Additional information: (if applicable)

After much deliberation, DE&S and Space Command have decided to take the difficult decision of postponing the previously advertised ‘ISTARI Industry Day’. The ISTARI Industry Day planned for 5 Sep 24 will be postponed allowing confirmation of our future intentions for Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), in the context of ensuring Departmental resources remain available, whilst also giving focus to the Defence Space Portfolio within the Strategic Defence Review. We remain committed to the development of Space-Based ISR capabilities under the ISTARI programme, and to consulting with industry to identify the optimum approach that will meet Defence needs. We appreciate that this will be disappointing news for many, however we look forward to seeing you at the rearranged ISTARI Industry Day, which we aim to reconvene in the coming months. Information on the rearranged dates will be promulgated via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).