command paper

Tyche was born out of a 2021 Space Command Paper and a 2022 Space Defence Strategy, which committed the last government to spend £970m over 10 years on a programme called Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance, or ISTARI.

"I look forward to working with him to deliver on our commitments contained within the command paper 'Strengthening the Union'," he said.

Entitled Safeguarding the Union, the command paper was presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris.

"The LCC will study the command paper to be published by parliament today and will then reconvene to determine their response," it added.

Chris Heaton-Harris is expected to update parliament on the deal, with the government to publish a command paper setting out the proposals.