Speaking to the BBC, Major General Paul Tedman said Russian forces are actively trying to disrupt UK-based military activities \u201cweekly\u201d and are closely monitoring the country\u2019s space assets.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing our satellites being jammed by the Russians on a reasonably persistent basis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The UK operates approximately six dedicated military satellites for communications and surveillance, which Maj Gen Tedman said were equipped with counter-jamming technology.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThey\u2019ve got payloads on board that can see our satellites and are trying to collect information from them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The threat of space-based interference is not limited to the UK.<\/p>\n
In September, German defence minister Boris Pistorius revealed that Russia had been tracking two Intelsat satellites used by the German military.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can jam, blind, manipulate, or kinetically disrupt satellites,\u201d he said at a space conference in Berlin.<\/p>\n
\nThis image, from our Joint Commercial Operations team, shows the \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 & \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 satellites in the 1st UK-US space operation.@US_SpaceCom<\/a>‘s satellite moved near to SKYNET 5A, to make sure SKYNET 5A was operating as intended. They were nearly 36000km away from \ud83c\udf0d<\/p>\n
Image from @aussie_eos<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KnVPVJsGuK<\/a><\/p>\n