UK military jamming other nation's satellites to defend itself, BBC told
Last year the then head the UK's Space Command said Russia was trying to jam UK satellites with ground based systems "every week". The defence source described the UK's terrestrial electronic warfare capability as "world leading, and more".Last week US confirmed for the first time that it had also deployed an unspecified "weapon" in space to defend its own satellites. Both China and Russia condemned the move - warning of an arms race in space.
- ▪Last year the then head the UK's Space Command said Russia was trying to jam UK satellites with ground based systems "every week".
- ▪The defence source described the UK's terrestrial electronic warfare capability as "world leading, and more".Last week US confirmed for the first time that it had also deployed an unspecified "weapon" in space to defend its own satellites.
- ▪Both China and Russia condemned the move - warning of an arms race in space.
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UK military jamming other nation's satellites to defend itself, BBC toldImage source, Getty ImagesByJonathan Beale , Defence correspondent and Vicky WongPublished3 minutes agoThe British military has been jamming or blocking satellites from other countries in order to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told.The RAF has been using a ground-based system for the past year, which a defence source said had already been used "to deter our adversaries".It is understood the system could be used to prevent a hostile nation's satellites from tracking the movement of the UK's nuclear armed submarines or other sensitive military operations, such as those involving special forces.It comes as the head of the RAF said the UK faced "unprecedented threats" from adversaries in space,…
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