UK RAF using lasers, jammers to temporarily blind enemy satellites as government says GPS loss could cost UK economy…

• The RAF has jammed hostile satellites from the ground for a year
• Losing GPS would cost the British economy about £1.4 billion every day
• Jamming could stop hostile satellites from tracking Britain's nuclear-armed submarines

Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) is using ground-based electronic warfare equipment capable of interfering with satellites during sensitive military operations.

The technology can use powerful electronic signals to disrupt satellite communications and navigation, while lasers can interfere with satellite sensors.

British defence officials describe the country's terrestrial electronic warfare capability as world-leading, with the equipment already used for about a year against potential threats.

Ground-based systems can disrupt hostile satellites

The equipment could be used when hostile satellites attempt to monitor British military activities or track strategically important assets.

Defence officials said the system could prevent adversaries from observing Britain's nuclear-armed submarines or sensitive special forces operations.

Such capabilities are becoming increasingly important as military forces...

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