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Russia Targeting British Military Satellites on a Weekly Basis, Says Head of UK Space Command

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Russia Targeting British Military Satellites on a Weekly Basis, Says Head of UK Space Command

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the NROL-87 spy satellite payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launches from Vandenberg U.S. Space Force Base in Lompoc, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Russia is trying to jam British military satellites on a “weekly” basis, the head of the United Kingdom’s Space Command, Maj. Gen. Paul Tedman, has said.

Speaking to the BBC, Tedman also said Russia has been shadowing British military satellites, saying, “They’re interested in what we’re doing and flying relatively close.”

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