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RAF Forms First Space Squadron to Counter Emerging Threats in Orbit
- On Wednesday, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth announced the III Space Effects Squadron at the UK Space Power Conference, where Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warned the UK must "keep pace in the new space race."
- The new unit joins the Royal Air Force's growing UK Space Command, established at RAF High Wycombe in 2021, as the Strategic Defence Review emphasizes that operating in space underpins British security, prosperity, and daily life.
- Acting against threats using electronic warfare, the squadron completes a trio including No. I Space Operations Squadron and No. II Space Warning Squadron, while Britain remains committed to peaceful orbital norms, formally ruling out destructive anti-satellite missile testing.
- Alongside the announcement, the government restated an £880 million investment between 2026/27 and 2029/30 for space control activities, and SaxaVord Spaceport will receive £30 million in support to strengthen satellite launch capabilities.
- The Defence Investment Plan committed to the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, a trilateral programme with the United States and Australia that will provide continuous radar coverage of geostationary orbit.
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Britain has created a new space squadron in the air force to combat threats in space.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Britain forms squadron to strike threats in orbit
The Royal Air Force is today forming No. III Space Effects Squadron, the first British unit dedicated to disrupting, degrading and denying hostile activity in space. The post Britain forms squadron to strike threats in orbit first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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