贝恩爵士此前曾表示，Skynet 合约过于重要，不能交给海外承包商。沃伊特克·拉德万斯基（Wojtek Radwanski）马特·奥利弗（Matt Oliver）行业编辑展示传记马特·奥利弗是《每日电讯报》的行业编辑，负责报道制造业、能源政策、汽车制造和国防工业。他曾是特派记者，并为《每日邮报》报道商业新闻，为《牛津邮报》报道地方政府事务。可通过以下方式联系他：matt.oliver@telegraph.co.uk 或在格林尼治标准时间 2:14pm。
Sir Ben has previously said the Skynet deal was too important to hand to an overseas contractor Credit Wojtek Radwanski Matt Oliver Industry Editor Show biography Matt Oliver is The Telegraph's Industry Editor, covering manufacturing, energy policy, car making and the defence industry. He was previously a special correspondent and has reported on business for the Daily Mail and local government for the Oxford Mail.
一笔 20 亿英镑的交易，用于购买美国卫星供军方使用，可能会对英国的航天产业造成“不可逆转”的损害，贝恩爵士警告。
He can be reached at: matt.oliver@telegraph.co.uk or on 2:14pm GMT A £2bn deal to buy US satellites for the military would do “irreversible” damage to Britain’s space industry, Sir Ben Wallace has warned.
前国防大臣周二敦促安迪·伯恩汉姆（Andy Burnham）阻止国防部（MoD）将 Skynet 6A 合约授予美国巨头洛克希德·马丁（Lockheed Martin），后者在竞争中处于领先地位。
The former defence secretary urged Andy Burnham on Tuesday to block the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from awarding the Skynet 6A contract to US giant Lockheed Martin the frontrunner in a competition.
这些卫星目前由英国空中客车公司（Airbus UK）在赫特福德郡斯蒂文奇（Stevenage）制造，该公司警告称，如果失去这项工作，3,000 个高技能岗位可能面临风险。
The satellites are currently built by Airbus UK in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and the company has warned that 3,000 highly skilled jobs could be at risk if it loses the work.
洛克希德承诺在纽卡斯尔开设自己的工厂，但贝恩爵士认为美国公司的承诺“肤浅”，关键专业知识有失去的风险。
Lockheed is promising to open its own factory in Newcastle, but Sir Ben claimed the US company’s commitment was “skin deep” and that vital expertise was at risk of being lost.
他表示，太空正成为现代战争的关键领域，并指出乌克兰对美国制造的 Starlink 系统的高度依赖。
He said space was becoming a critical domain of modern warfare, pointing to Ukraine’s heavy reliance on the US-made Starlink system.
基辅在十月抱怨，其对该系统的使用受到埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的限制，并得到了唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的认可。Starlink 系统对乌克兰地面部队至关重要。Getty/Dmytro Smolienko贝恩爵士曾在2019年至2023年间担任保守党政府的国防大臣，他表示此前曾告诉公务员，Skynet 合约“过于重要”，不应授予海外承包商。
Kyiv complained in October that its usage of the system had been constrained by Elon Musk with the blessing of Donald Trump. The Starlink system has been vital for Ukrainian troops on the ground Getty/Dmytro Smolienko Sir Ben, who was defence secretary under the Tories between 2019 and 2023, said he previously told civil servants that the Skynet deal was “too important” to award to an overseas contractor.
此举是在《每日电讯报》披露，国防部（现由工党议员韦斯·斯特里丁（Wes Streeting）领导）正试图将合同授予洛克希德，但其决定已被唐宁街（Downing Street）要求重新审查后发生的。
It comes after The Telegraph revealed that the MoD, now led by Labour’s Wes Streeting, was seeking to hand the contract to Lockheed but had seen its decision called in for review by Downing Street.
在社交媒体上的一条帖子中，贝恩爵士说：“看起来韦斯·斯特里奇正在准备将合同移到海外。”
In a post on social media, Sir Ben said: “It looks as if Wes [Streeting] is preparing to place the contract overseas.
“这将对史蒂文奇和英国卫星产业造成不可逆转的损害，早已评估过这可能意味着该行业的终结。”
“The damage it would do to Stevenage and the UK satellite industry would be irreversible and it was always assessed it could mean the end of the sector.
“洛克希德承诺在纽卡斯尔建厂只是皮毛。所提供的卫星类型之间的差异仅是微不足道的。第10号（No 10）可以，也应该阻止这一切。” 斯凯网系统对英国军方至关重要，因为它使武装部队能够在全球任何地方，甚至在冲突期间，安全地通信和共享信息。
“Lockheed’s promises of factories in Newcastle were skin deep. The differences between types [of satellites] on offer were marginal. No 10 could, and should stop this.”The Skynet system is critical to the British military because it allows the Armed Forces to communicate and share information securely anywhere in the world, even during conflict.
自2007年以来，空中客车英国（Airbus UK）——或其前身EADS Astrium——一直为该系统建造卫星，史蒂文奇基地被视为英国航天产业的皇冠明珠。
Satellites for the system have been built by Airbus UK – or its predecessor EADS Astrium – since 2007, with the company’s Stevenage base seen as the crown jewel in Britain’s space industry.
但由于未公开的原因，国防部正在建议将英国自主技术改为美国替代方案。
But for undisclosed reasons, the MoD is recommending a switch from the British-developed technology to a US alternative.
这一决定正在唐宁街审查，并引发了工党工会捐助者的强烈反弹，其中包括联合工会（Unite），他们正大力游说将工作交给空中客车。据信伯恩汉姆先生将作出最终决定。自成为首相以来，他一再发誓要“购买英国产品”，作为工党“再工业化”承诺的一部分——斯凯网决定将被视为考验其决心的关键。星际战争在接受《电讯报》采访时，贝恩爵士认为此举没有正当理由，并会削弱英国在日益关键领域的主权。
That decision is being reviewed by Downing Street and has triggered a backlash from Labour’s union donors, including Unite, which is heavily lobbying for the work to go to Airbus instead It is thought that Mr Burnham will have the final say. Since becoming Prime Minister, he has repeatedly vowed to “buy British” as part of Labour’s pledge to “reindustrialise” – and the Skynet decision will be seen as a key test of his resolve. Star wars Speaking to The Telegraph, Sir Ben argued such a move was unjustified and would undermine British sovereignty in an area that was becoming more critical every day.
他表示：“太空正成为现代战争的绝对关键战场。它在目标定位、通信和情报收集方面变得越来越重要。英国在该领域拥有一定主权非常重要。”“英国将通过多元化供应链和投资主权能力来增强韧性。”
He said: “Space is becoming an absolute key battleground in modern war. More and more it is vital – for targeting, for communications and for intelligence collection. It is very important that Britain has some sovereignty in that area. “The UK will build our resilience by diversifying our supply chains and investing in sovereign capabilities.
“我们需要在这一领域发挥英国的优势。我们目前拥有其他人没有的卓越能力。”
“We need to play to Britain’s strengths in this sector. We currently have extraordinary capabilities that others don’t have.
“放弃我们少数真正的专业与领导地位之一——并把所有鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里——将是愚蠢的，也是违背英国利益的。”洛克希德·马丁提出在东北部建造一座8500万英镑的工厂组装新的天空网卫星，预计将创造约500个工作岗位。
“Giving up one of our few places of genuine expertise and leadership – and putting all our eggs in one basket – would be foolish and against Britain’s interests.”Lockheed Martin has proposed assembling the new Skynet satellites at a £85m factory it plans to build in the North East, creating around 500 jobs.
该公司此前坚持称，在采购过程仍在进行时无法讨论天空网投标的细节。然而，它表示任何潜在合同将由其英国分部处理，“以提供主权空间能力”。
The company has previously insisted it is unable to discuss details of its Skynet tender while the procurement process remains live. However, it says any potential contract would be handled by its UK division “to provide a sovereign space capability”.
然而，联合工会已驳回这些承诺，并呼吁卫星“在英国设计和控制，由一家在英国已有既定足迹的公司负责”。
However, Unite has dismissed these promises and called for the satellites to be “designed and controlled in Britain, by a company with an established UK footprint”.
据悉，工会总干事沙朗·格雷厄姆已直接向伯恩汉姆先生游说此事。
Sharon Graham, the union’s general secretary, is understood to have lobbied Mr Burnham directly on the issue.
上周她表示：“部长们说他们‘通过购买英国产品来支持英国’。这必须通过行动来证明，而不仅仅是口号。
Last week she said: “Ministers say they’re ‘backing Britain by buying British’. This must be proved with action, not just words.
“我们不应该把英国的卫星交给美国承包商，以换取未来几份工作机会的承诺，并将现有工作置于风险之中。
“We should not be handing Britain’s satellites to an American contractor in exchange for promises of a few jobs down the line and putting existing jobs at risk.
“政府投资应始终首先支持英国工人，并附带真正的工作保障，而不是仅仅预测明天的就业。”空中客车拒绝置评。
“Government investment should always back workers in Britain first and come with real job guarantees, not just projections of jam tomorrow.”Airbus declined to comment.