RAF jams enemy satellites to stop them tracking British special forces and nuclear submarines

The RAF has used a satellite jammer to stop hostile states tracking British special forces and nuclear submarines, it has emerged. The "world-leading" ground-based system has been used by Britain's armed forces for around a year, senior defence sources revealed last night. It is understood that the state-of-the-art jammer blocks adversarial satellites from sending data to the ground by dazzling them and is believed to have successfully protected military bases from spying threats. The defence source revealed its existence for the very first time yesterday, telling The Telegraph: “It is world-leading and we have already used it to deter our adversaries.” TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, the insider refused to reveal which...

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