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The Royal Air Force is to deploy to the final frontier as the race for military control of space intensifies.
RAF chiefs expect to send weapons into the galaxy for the first time as part of a £7.8billion giant leap for UK defence.
They have set a target of 2035 for Britain to join the battle for space, merging defence and civil strategies for the first time.
The technologies include jamming devices and lasers designed specifically for the gravity-free atmosphere.
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technologies → see → atmosphere
It comes as the United States has admitted that it has already deployed weapons outside the Earth's atmosphere to combat Russia and China.
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it → come → Russia
Which of the world's superpowers controls space is likely to determine the outcome of future global conflicts – due to the importance of the civilian satellite infrastructure there.
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controls → control → infrastructure
In the case of the UK, global space and satellite services support 18 per cent of this country's GDP, including the City of London.
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services → support → London
Worldwide, the space economy is estimated to be worth approaching £500billion.
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economy → estimate → 500billion
The UK's Space Strategy describes space as increasingly a 'domain of competition' where Britain's adversaries are seeking to 'disrupt, degrade and deny' use of those satellites and other space-based services.
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adversaries → describe → satellites
The Ministry of Defence is determined to develop space weapons and to transform this country into a 'competitive space power'.
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Ministry → develop → power
The Royal Air Force is to deploy to the final frontier as the race for military control of space intensifies (stock image)
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race → deploy → space
'From communications to retail to banking, space is vital to our security and prosperity,' said the MoD.
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MoD. → say → security
'We're working with allies to counter growing threats in an increasingly important environment.
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We → work → environment
The UK is following the US, which has space-based jammers and methods of electronic warfare for conflict in the galaxy.
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which → follow → galaxy
In a veiled warning to Russia and China, the US said it is positioning military hardware there to guard against 'hostile adversary action'.
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it → say → action
It also emerged yesterday how Russia has used its spy satellites to help Iran in its conflict with the United States.
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Russia → emerge → States
US analysis found 14 Russian spacecraft passed over the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia before the facility was targeted by Iran, resulting in 12 US casualties.
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facility → find → casualties
Sequencing gave Iran access to locations of US military hardware and troops.
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Sequencing → give → hardware
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