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Jessie Hamill-Stewart, PhD Candidate in Cybersecurity, University of Bath

The UK military says Russia targets its satellites on a weekly basis. What can be done about it?

The UK operates the Skynet series of military communications satellites. Defence Images

Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in particular military satellites, on a weekly basis, according to the head of UK Space Command.

In an interview with the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman said that Russia was “shadowing” UK satellites. Shadowing involves orbiting and aligning a satellite close to the target satellite, in order to be near enough to jam communications or intercept signals to steal critical information.

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