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 "title": "RAF Stands Up No. III Space Effects Squadron to Disrupt, Degrade and Deny Hostile Activity in Orbit — GBP 880 Million for Space-Based ISR and Control",
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 "published": "2026-09-23T18:55:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-24T18:55:34.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, 23 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth announced No. III Space Effects Squadron at the UK Space Power Conference on 23 September as the RAF unit dedicated to countering threats to British satellites, \"using advanced technology, including Electronic Warfare, to disrupt, degrade and deny hostile actions\"\n * It joins No. I Space Operations Squadron and No. II Space Warning Squadron, which watch and warn; the new squadron will \"act against those thr",
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