UK MAPS OUT SPACE DEFENCE STRATEGY

摘要

AS THE UK SPACE SECTOR'S world leading experts gathered on 21 May for the first ever UK Defence Space Conference, partnered with SpaceFlight magazine and the British Interplanetary Society, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced the launch of the UK's first Defence Space Strategy and pledged an uplift in expertise to ensure Britain remains at the forefront of the space domain.With an increasing amount of the UK's military systems now dependent on space technology, it was announced at the conference that RAF Air Command has assumed responsibility for command and control of UK military space operations to defend the UK's interests in space.