Satellites Critical to Britain Threatened by China and Russia Warns Defence Chief

Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston speaks during a service marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey in central London on Sept. 20, 2020. Aaron Chown/Pool/AFP

One of Britain’s top defence chiefs has warned that China’s and Russia’s anti-satellite weapons development threatens both Britain’s critical national security and its everyday life.

Head of the Royal Air Force, Air Chief Marshal, Sir Mike Wigston warned the virtual Defence Space Conference 2020 on Tuesday of the vital need to understand “what malign actors are doing in space.”