The UK has jammed satellites as part of efforts to defend itself against hostile threats, the BBC has been told.
The disclosure comes in a BBC report examining the arms race in space and the ways the UK is seeking to protect itself. It indicates that satellite jamming has been used as a defensive measure.
Satellite systems play a central role in modern activities, making them a potential focus of hostile action. The report places the UK’s actions within the wider contest over capabilities in space.
The information available does not identify the satellites involved, the threats faced, when the jamming occurred or how the operation was carried out. It also does not provide details of any wider UK space-defence measures.
What is known at this time is that the UK has used satellite jamming to defend itself against hostile threats, according to information given to the BBC. Further details about the circumstances and scope of the activity have not been provided.
