The UK has used satellite-jamming measures to defend itself against hostile threats, according to information provided about the country’s space-defence capabilities.
The disclosure comes as attention focuses on the growing military competition in space. The material describes an arms race involving space-based systems and examines how the UK is seeking to protect itself.
Satellite jamming can interfere with communications or signals, but no further details have been provided about the systems involved, the threats targeted or when the activity took place.
The information does not identify the countries or organisations regarded as hostile, nor does it set out the wider nature of the UK’s defensive measures. The latest details indicate that satellite disruption is already part of the UK’s response to perceived threats in space.
