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The UK is Investing in Sensors That Will Help Protect Satellites

One Fifth of the UK Economy is Reliant on Satellite Services

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Tom Patton
Oct 10, 2025
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British businesses, emergency services and more will be protected from drastic disruption by new sensors that identify laser threats from adversaries to military and civilian satellites in space, according to the UK Ministry of Defense.

“Space is a hugely important and contested frontline and satellites play a vital role in UK prosperity and …

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