UK establishes new RAF squadron to defend satellites and detect space-based missile threats as military focus shifts to orbital operations.
Britain is establishing a new Royal Air Force unit dedicated to protecting satellites and detecting missile threats from space. The No III Space Effects Squadron will support both defensive operations and potential offensive actions as the UK moves to secure its position in emerging space-based military capabilities.
- ▪New RAF unit focuses on satellite defense and protection of ground-based services dependent on orbital infrastructure
- ▪Squadron will detect and warn of incoming missile attacks targeting UK and allied space assets
- ▪Unit designed to support both defensive and offensive military operations in space domain
- ▪Announcement comes as UK government emphasizes need to compete in what officials call ‘the new space race’
- ▪Defence Secretary Wes Streeting announcing the squadron on Wednesday
- ▪Move reflects broader shift among major militaries toward space as critical operational domain
- ▪UK joining other nations in developing dedicated military space capabilities
Source: according to media reports
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