Britain Launches Its Own Space Command

Article by Marta Blanco Sanchez and Edmond Reeves                                  April 6, 2021                                  (smallcapnews.co.uk)

• The UK government has officially launched Space Command, to provide command and control of all defense space capabilities, including Skynet Satellite communications and the UK Space Operations Center. The command is made up of a joint force of all military branches: the Royal Navy, the British army, the Royal Air Force, and the civil service.

• An official from the UK’s Ministry of Defense explained that, “Space is an enabling field that includes global positioning system and satellite communications that affect civilian life, as well as an operational field where space activity of other countries can be observed. …[T]he establishment of a Space Command is a critical step in developing a coherent strategy for understanding and operating in space aimed at protecting the interests of the United Kingdom.”

• The Space Command carries out its tasks alongside the Space Administration of the Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for policy, strategy, intergovernmental and international coordination of Britain’s space defense. Space Command will interact with British Space Agency and the British Aerospace Command when necessary, with a view to integrating multiple areas.

• Space Command will be headquartered at the Royal Air Force Station High Wycombe. By sharing a base with the Air Command, the Space Command can “take advantage of the existing RAF space structures, such as the UK Space Operations Center. The Space Command will begin recruiting, training, and developing space defense personnel for the new command center.

• Collaboration with international partners is the key in space. The British Space Command will continue the UK’s commitment to Joint space operations with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States, to improve opportunities for cooperation, and operational coordination in space under NATO’s Space Alliance operation Olympic Defender.

The UK government officially launched Space Command, a joint force formed by Royal Navy, The the British army, The Royal Air Force And the civil service. Upon full operation of the new force, it will provide command and control of all defense space capabilities, including UK Space Operations Center (SpOC), Satellite communications Skynet, The RAF Fylingdales and other enabling capabilities. The country thus joins the list of countries that already have its own space force, such as the United States and France.

Space is essential for military operations. Loss or disruption of spatial dominance can affect the ability to perform most defensive tasks and has the potential to significantly affect civil, commercial and economic activity. With this in mind, the UK has made its new military arm in charge.

Unlike US Space Force, which follows the naval model, UK Aerospace Command is more consistent with the Air Force. Officials from the country’s Ministry of Defense explain that, “Space is an enabling field that includes global positioning system and satellite communications that affect civilian life, as well as an operational field where space activity of other countries can be observed. It is about being an advocate of space, not a fan of The space. ”

For the British authorities, “the establishment of a space command is a critical step in developing a coherent strategy for understanding and operating in space aimed at protecting the interests of the United Kingdom.”

Composition and structure

The Space Command carries out its tasks alongside the Space Administration of the Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for policy, strategy, and intergovernmental and international coordination of space defense. Title National Space Council It will flow through space direction to British Space Command and other related defense elements. Space Command will interact with British Space Agency when necessary, to provide a common national space capacity.

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