{"id":29465,"date":"2019-07-18T15:51:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T15:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/18\/uk-us-militaries-join-forces-to-keep-the-upper-hand-in-space\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:23:41","slug":"uk-us-militaries-join-forces-to-keep-the-upper-hand-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2019\/07\/18\/uk-us-militaries-join-forces-to-keep-the-upper-hand-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"UK, US militaries join forces to keep the upper hand in space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON \u2014 Britain has joined forces with the United States in a coalition aimed at bolstering space defenses against hostile actions by rivals such as China and Russia, according to Britain\u2019s defense secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a second space-related tie-up, the two countries are partnering in a project to field a small-satellite demonstrator within a year, Penny Mordaunt told delegates at the Air and Space Power Conference in London on July 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britain is the first international partner to formally sign up for what is a little-known, American-led coalition called Operation Olympic Defender aimed at strengthening allies\u2019 abilities to deter hostile actions by rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mordaunt said over the next 18 months that Britain will send eight personnel to the U.S. Combined Space Operations Center in California to support the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britain will join the U.S. and other international partners in a coalition formed to \u201cstrengthen deterrence against hostile actors in space and reduce the spread of debris in orbit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t