"We're seeing our satellites being jammed by the Russians on a reasonably persistent basis, he said. The UK operates about six dedicated military satellites for communications and surveillance, which Tedman said were equipped with counter-jamming technology. He added: They've got payloads onboard that can see our satellites and are trying to collect information from them."
"The threat of space-based interference is not limited to the UK. In September, Germany's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, revealed that Russia had been tracking two Intelsat satellites used by the German military. They can jam, blind, manipulate or kinetically disrupt satellites, he said at a space conference in Berlin."
"In response to growing international tensions, the UK and the US last month conducted their first coordinated satellite manoeuvre in space, in what defence officials hailed as a major step forward in allied cooperation. Between 4 and 12 September, a US satellite was repositioned in orbit to inspect a UK satellite and confirm it was functioning properly. The test was part of Operation Olympic Defender, a joint military framework aimed at improving satellite defence and resilience."
Russian forces are attempting to jam UK military satellites on a reasonably persistent, weekly basis and are closely monitoring UK space assets. The UK operates about six dedicated military satellites for communications and surveillance equipped with counter-jamming technology and faces payload-based reconnaissance attempts that collect information from those satellites. The threat extends beyond the UK; Germany reported Russian tracking of two Intelsat satellites used by its military and warned that satellites can be jammed, blinded, manipulated, or kinetically disrupted. The UK and US conducted a coordinated satellite manoeuvre in September under Operation Olympic Defender to inspect and bolster satellite resilience amid rising tensions with Russia.
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