Ministry of Defence preparing for space war within the next 15 years

The Ministry of Defence is preparing for a space war within the next 15 years, and has awarded £1.5 million to companies who can devise ways to protect UK satellites.

Britain currently has more than 50 satellites in orbit, and also relies heavily on international systems such as GPS, telecommunications networks and weather monitoring services.

But countries including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are developing anti-satellite missiles, jammers, high-power microwaves, robots, lasers and chemical sprayers which could bring the country to a standstill. 

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/09/27/ministry-defence-preparing-space-war-within-next-15-years/