The US has formed closer US space links after the secretary of state for defence, Penny Mordaunt , announced it will become the first international partner of Operation Olympic Defender . The project aims to bolster space-based defence and tackle in-orbit space debris. The UK will also send eight personnel to support the US military's Combined Space Operations Center in California . Additionally, it will invest nearly $34 million in a constellation of small satellites to send real-time video to Team Artemis ( Royal Air Force ) pilots, as part of the transatlantic Operation Olympic Defender project. The RAF will partner Virgin Orbit in launching the satellites.
The UK has formed closer US space links after the secretary of state for defence, Penny Mordaunt, announced it will become the first international partner of Operation Olympic Defender. The project aims to bolster space-based defence and tackle in-orbit space debris. The UK will also send eight personnel to support the US military's Combined Space Operations Center in California. Additionally, it will invest $34m in a constellation of small satellites to send real-time video to Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots, as part of the transatlantic Team Artemis project. The RAF will partner Virgin Orbit in launching the satellites.