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U.K. Unveils its First Defense Space Strategy and New Defense Satellite Programs

Mark Holmes

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

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U.K. Unveils its First Defense Space Strategy and New Defense Satellite Programs

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The United Kingdom unveiled its first-ever Defense Space Strategy (DSS) on Tuesday, with a commitment to invest 1.4 billion pounds ($1.95 billion) to boost national interests in space, including building a global surveillance satellite system. U.K. Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin said in a Tuesday media event that such an approach is needed as the dynamics of space have changed. “We know of the threat. Several states are pursuing hostile approaches when looking at space,” he said. “We rely on…

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