Britain announced on Wednesday that it will launch a new military space squadron to defend the country's satellites. The move is the latest step in an accelerating international competition to develop military capabilities in space, according to the announcement.
The squadron's primary mission will be to protect UK satellites from potential threats. The announcement did not detail specific equipment, timelines, or budget figures, but it signals a broader trend among nations to treat space as a contested domain rather than a purely civilian one.
This development follows similar efforts by other countries to expand their space-based military operations, highlighting a shared concern about the vulnerability of satellite infrastructure. The UK's new squadron is a direct response to that perceived risk, though the source offers no further specifics on how the unit will operate.