UK Launches Defence Space Strategy to Address ‘Ever-Growing Threats’

UK Launches Defence Space Strategy to Address ‘Ever-Growing Threats’
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace speaks at a press conference at the Germany Defense Ministry in Berlin, on Jan. 26, 2022. Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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Britain has launched its first ever “Defence Space Strategy,” which outlines how the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will protect the UK’s national interests in space in an era of “ever-growing threats.”

As part of the strategy (pdf) published on Feb. 1, the UK will invest £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) to bolster the number of British satellites in space.