UK Creates Space Effects Squadron to Protect Its Satellites

What happened

The Ministry of Defence announced the formation of No. The new unit is part of the RAF’s broader plans to build out capabilities for what Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth described as “orbital warfare” during his keynote address at the UK Space Power Conference.

The United Kingdom has established a new specialised unit within the Royal Air Force to counter hostile threats to the country’s satellites. III Space Effects Squadron on 23 September, describing it as the UK’s first unit dedicated to “disrupting, degrade, and deny hostile threats in space.”

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Key facts

• The Ministry of Defence — announced: the formation of No