US and UK carry out first joint satellite operation in orbit
The United States and the United Kingdom realized the first coordinated satellite maneuvers in the orbit, which defense chiefs defined as a big step in space cooperation.
Between 4-12 September, he was replaced by a UK satellite to examine a UK satellite to examine a UK satellite.
The test was a part of the Olympic Defender Operation olan, a common military framework aimed at monitoring and defending allied satellites.
Air-Marshal Paul Tedman, President of the UK Space Command, said: “This operation was an example of the species for the UK Space Command and represented an important increase in operational capacity.
“He was skillfully executed with the US Space Command, I could not be more satisfied with the rapid progress we made with our allies or I could not be proud.
“Now, with our allies, we carry out advanced orbit operations in space to protect and defend our common national and military interests in space.”
Maneuver, known as the “rendezvous proximity operation ,, saw that he was moving close to England to control the US satellite.
Authorities said that the success of the exercise shows the ability of the two countries to work together in orbit, where satellites are increasingly important for communication, navigation and defense.
Lieutenant General Douglas Schiess of the US Space Force said that the joint action “confirms coexisiness that is the basis for our collective defense ..
General Stephen Whiting, President of the US Space Command, added: “Although our competitors are trying to repeat the value of this kind of cooperation, our partnerships are not only the goal of deterrence, but when necessary, fighting against shoulder and shoulder to shoulder.
In case of a conflict in space, Britain was one of the first nations to participate in the US Olympic Defense Coalition, which aims to prepare allies for joint operations.
