Britain is boosting its spying capability from space with new cutting-edge satellites. Two 9kg satellites known as Cubesats are going to be launched from Cornwall this summer and will help Britain carry out surveillance independently. The launch would be the first-time satellites have been sent to space from our country.
The UK has had to rely on the US Department of defence for high quality satellite photos of battlefields, most recently for the conflict on Ukraine. The satellites will allow the UK to accumulate imagery and electronic intelligence. They will give the Ministry of Defence (MoD) the chance to monitor Earth around 340 miles above the planet and its oceans.
The UK’s Defence Procurement Minister, Jeremy Quin stated:
“This collaboration with In-Space Missions and Airbus paves the way for the UK to become a more resilient, more robust and more significant global space entity”.
So, do you think satellites are the future of espionage or are they just a flash in the pan?
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