Star wars! Bid to beat space threats

BRITAIN must be ready to counter ‘intensifying threats’ from space, the Defence Secretary will say today.

Launching the UK’s first ever space defence strategy, Gavin Williamson will pledge to boost the numbers working in the sector by a fifth over five years. A defence source said the drive to tackle ‘emerging space-based threats’ such as jamming satellites used by the military could create 5,000 jobs. Mr Williamson will also address UK’s contribution to the Galileo programme following Brexit. Specialists have started working on a rival satellite navigation system in case Britain is frozen out of the EU initiative.