Russia tries to jam the UK’s military satellites on a weekly basis, the head of the UK Space Command has said.

Major General Paul Tedman told the BBC Russia used ground-based systems in their efforts to interfere with the satellites.

He said the satellites had been fitted with counter-jamming technologies but this wasn’t putting the Russians off from making regular attempts.

When asked how often, Gen Tedman replied ‘weekly’.

The frequency has increased since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he added.

Vladimir Putin’s military are also using their own satellites to stalk the UK’s to gain information, he said.

‘They’re interested in what we’re doing and flying relatively close,’ he told the broadcaster. ‘They’ve got payloads on board that can see our satellites and are trying to collect i

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